OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14352512
TRI-GLASS INDUSTRIES
DALEVILLE, AL—
Event description
EMPLOYEES INHALED LARGE QUANTITIES OF DRY EXTINGUISHER DUST
Investigation abstract
A CIGARETTE BUTT BLEW INTO AN OPEN BUILDING, IGNITING A SMALL STACK OF STORED CA RDBOARD. SEVERAL DRY POWER FIRE EXTINGUISHERS WERE USED TO PUT THE FIRE OUT. THE EMPLOYEES THEN PUSHED NUMEROUS MOLDS OUT OF THE BUILDING. IN SO DOING THEY INHA LED LARGE QUANTITIES OF THE DRY POWER EXTINGUISHER DUST.
Victims (13)
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#1 Hospitalized Age 27 M
- Nature of injury
- 1
- Part of body
- 28
- Event type
- 8
- Source
- 16
- Occupation code
- 795
- Human factor
- 19
- Environmental factor
- 7
- Hazardous substance
- 8880
- Task assigned
- 2
-
#10 Non-hospitalized injury Age 20 M
- Nature of injury
- 1
- Part of body
- 28
- Event type
- 8
- Source
- 16
- Occupation code
- 795
- Human factor
- 19
- Environmental factor
- 7
- Hazardous substance
- 8880
- Task assigned
- 2
-
#11 Non-hospitalized injury Age 25 M
- Nature of injury
- 1
- Part of body
- 28
- Event type
- 8
- Source
- 16
- Occupation code
- 795
- Human factor
- 19
- Environmental factor
- 7
- Hazardous substance
- 8880
- Task assigned
- 2
-
#12 Non-hospitalized injury Age 35 M
- Nature of injury
- 1
- Part of body
- 26
- Event type
- 8
- Source
- 16
- Occupation code
- 795
- Human factor
- 19
- Environmental factor
- 7
- Hazardous substance
- 8880
- Task assigned
- 2
-
#13 Non-hospitalized injury Age 21 M
- Nature of injury
- 1
- Part of body
- 28
- Event type
- 8
- Source
- 16
- Occupation code
- 795
- Human factor
- 19
- Environmental factor
- 7
- Hazardous substance
- 8880
- Task assigned
- 2
-
#2 Hospitalized Age 31 M
- Nature of injury
- 1
- Part of body
- 28
- Event type
- 8
- Source
- 16
- Occupation code
- 795
- Human factor
- 19
- Environmental factor
- 7
- Hazardous substance
- 8880
- Task assigned
- 2
-
#3 Non-hospitalized injury Age 21 M
- Nature of injury
- 1
- Part of body
- 28
- Event type
- 8
- Source
- 16
- Occupation code
- 795
- Human factor
- 19
- Environmental factor
- 7
- Hazardous substance
- 8880
- Task assigned
- 2
-
#4 Hospitalized Age 17 M
- Nature of injury
- 1
- Part of body
- 28
- Event type
- 8
- Source
- 16
- Occupation code
- 795
- Human factor
- 19
- Environmental factor
- 7
- Hazardous substance
- 8880
- Task assigned
- 2
-
#5 Hospitalized Age 21 M
- Nature of injury
- 1
- Part of body
- 28
- Event type
- 8
- Source
- 16
- Occupation code
- 795
- Human factor
- 19
- Environmental factor
- 7
- Hazardous substance
- 8880
- Task assigned
- 2
-
#6 Hospitalized Age 21 M
- Nature of injury
- 1
- Part of body
- 28
- Event type
- 8
- Source
- 16
- Occupation code
- 795
- Human factor
- 19
- Environmental factor
- 7
- Hazardous substance
- 8880
- Task assigned
- 2
-
#7 Hospitalized Age 35 M
- Nature of injury
- 1
- Part of body
- 28
- Event type
- 8
- Source
- 16
- Occupation code
- 795
- Human factor
- 19
- Environmental factor
- 7
- Hazardous substance
- 8880
- Task assigned
- 2
-
#8 Hospitalized Age 19 M
- Nature of injury
- 1
- Part of body
- 28
- Event type
- 8
- Source
- 16
- Occupation code
- 795
- Human factor
- 19
- Environmental factor
- 7
- Hazardous substance
- 8880
- Task assigned
- 2
-
#9 Non-hospitalized injury Age 25 M
- Nature of injury
- 1
- Part of body
- 28
- Event type
- 8
- Source
- 16
- Occupation code
- 795
- Human factor
- 19
- Environmental factor
- 7
- Hazardous substance
- 8880
- Task assigned
- 2
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