OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14350995
SPRING VALLEY FOODS, INC.
ASHLAND, AL—
Event description
EXPOSED TO CHLORINE GAS
Investigation abstract
A COMPRESSED GAS CYLINDER, CONTAINING CHLORINE GAS, DEVELOPED A LEAK THROUGH AN EIGHTH INCH HOLE AT ITS BASE. 27 EMPLOYEES WERE EXPOSED TO THE CHLORINE GAS AND TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL. EMPLOYEES #1 THROUGH #7 WERE ADMITTED TO THE HOSPIT AL. BY MAY 14TH ALL BUT ONE OF THE EMPLOYEES HAD BEEN RELEASED FROM THE HOSPITAL .
Victims (7)
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#1 Hospitalized Age 21 F
- Nature of injury
- 17
- Part of body
- 4
- Event type
- 8
- Source
- 9
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 4
- Environmental factor
- 7
- Hazardous substance
- 0640
- Task assigned
- 1
-
#2 Hospitalized Age 29 F
- Nature of injury
- 17
- Part of body
- 4
- Event type
- 8
- Source
- 9
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 4
- Environmental factor
- 7
- Hazardous substance
- 0640
- Task assigned
- 1
-
#3 Hospitalized Age 32 F
- Nature of injury
- 17
- Part of body
- 4
- Event type
- 8
- Source
- 9
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 4
- Environmental factor
- 7
- Hazardous substance
- 0640
- Task assigned
- 1
-
#4 Hospitalized Age 31 M
- Nature of injury
- 17
- Part of body
- 4
- Event type
- 8
- Source
- 9
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 4
- Environmental factor
- 7
- Hazardous substance
- 0640
- Task assigned
- 1
-
#5 Hospitalized Age 37 M
- Nature of injury
- 17
- Part of body
- 4
- Event type
- 8
- Source
- 9
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 4
- Environmental factor
- 7
- Hazardous substance
- 0640
- Task assigned
- 1
-
#6 Hospitalized Age 24 M
- Nature of injury
- 17
- Part of body
- 4
- Event type
- 8
- Source
- 9
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 4
- Environmental factor
- 7
- Hazardous substance
- 0640
- Task assigned
- 1
-
#7 Hospitalized Age 35 M
- Nature of injury
- 17
- Part of body
- 4
- Event type
- 8
- Source
- 9
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 4
- Environmental factor
- 7
- Hazardous substance
- 0640
- Task assigned
- 1
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