OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14307326
NEW JERSEY BELL
MADISON, NJ—
Event description
Employees inhale ammonia ethylene glycol
Investigation abstract
Employees #1 through #10, service analysts, and several coworkers were in the vi cinity while the maintenance staff was cleaning the Liebert air conditioning uni ts in a tape library, using an aqueous solution of ammonia and ethylene glycol. The employees experienced respiratory distress and were sent to Morristown Memor ial Hospital for observation.
Victims (10)
-
#1 Non-hospitalized injury Age 26 M
- Nature of injury
- 21
- Part of body
- 31
- Event type
- 8
- Source
- 10
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 8
- Environmental factor
- 9
- Hazardous substance
- 0170
- Task assigned
- 1
-
#10 Non-hospitalized injury Age 32 F
- Nature of injury
- 21
- Part of body
- 31
- Event type
- 8
- Source
- 10
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 8
- Environmental factor
- 9
- Hazardous substance
- 0170
- Task assigned
- 1
-
#2 Non-hospitalized injury Age 24 F
- Nature of injury
- 21
- Part of body
- 31
- Event type
- 8
- Source
- 10
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 8
- Environmental factor
- 9
- Hazardous substance
- 0170
- Task assigned
- 1
-
#3 Non-hospitalized injury Age 26 F
- Nature of injury
- 21
- Part of body
- 31
- Event type
- 8
- Source
- 10
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 8
- Environmental factor
- 9
- Hazardous substance
- 0170
- Task assigned
- 1
-
#4 Non-hospitalized injury Age 46 F
- Nature of injury
- 21
- Part of body
- 31
- Event type
- 8
- Source
- 10
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 8
- Environmental factor
- 9
- Hazardous substance
- 0170
- Task assigned
- 1
-
#5 Non-hospitalized injury Age 48 F
- Nature of injury
- 21
- Part of body
- 31
- Event type
- 8
- Source
- 10
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 8
- Environmental factor
- 9
- Hazardous substance
- 0170
- Task assigned
- 1
-
#6 Non-hospitalized injury Age 27 F
- Nature of injury
- 21
- Part of body
- 31
- Event type
- 8
- Source
- 10
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 8
- Environmental factor
- 9
- Hazardous substance
- 0170
- Task assigned
- 1
-
#7 Non-hospitalized injury Age 29 F
- Nature of injury
- 21
- Part of body
- 31
- Event type
- 8
- Source
- 10
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 8
- Environmental factor
- 9
- Hazardous substance
- 0170
- Task assigned
- 1
-
#8 Non-hospitalized injury Age 28 F
- Nature of injury
- 21
- Part of body
- 31
- Event type
- 8
- Source
- 10
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 8
- Environmental factor
- 9
- Hazardous substance
- 0170
- Task assigned
- 1
-
#9 Non-hospitalized injury Age 25 F
- Nature of injury
- 21
- Part of body
- 31
- Event type
- 8
- Source
- 10
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 8
- Environmental factor
- 9
- Hazardous substance
- 0170
- Task assigned
- 1
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