OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14444368
LEE LABORATORIES INC
PETERSBURG, VA—
Event description
Six employees taken to hospital after chemical explosion
Investigation abstract
There was a chemical explosion at Lee Laboratories, Inc., Petersburg Industrial Park. Employee #1, of Lee Laboratories, and Employee #2, of Parham Scale, were h eld in the hospital for observation and discharged at 8:15 a.m. on August 16, 19 84. Employee #3, of Parham Scale, Employee #5, of the Petersburg Fire Department , and Employee #6, of Lee Laboratories, went to the emergency room for precautio nary observation, but were not admitted. Employee #4, of Lee Laboratories, was t reated and released.
Victims (5)
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#1 Hospitalized Age 40 M
- Nature of injury
- 21
- Part of body
- 28
- Event type
- 8
- Source
- 9
- Occupation code
- 24
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 7
- Hazardous substance
- 1030
- Task assigned
- 1
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#2 Hospitalized Age 30 M
- Nature of injury
- 21
- Part of body
- 28
- Event type
- 8
- Source
- 9
- Occupation code
- 43
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 7
- Hazardous substance
- 1030
- Task assigned
- 1
-
#3 Non-hospitalized injury Age 20 M
- Nature of injury
- 21
- Part of body
- 28
- Event type
- 8
- Source
- 9
- Occupation code
- 24
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 7
- Hazardous substance
- 1030
- Task assigned
- 2
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#4 Non-hospitalized injury Age 38 M
- Nature of injury
- 3
- Part of body
- 21
- Event type
- 6
- Source
- 8
- Occupation code
- 18
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 13
- Hazardous substance
- 8880
- Task assigned
- 1
-
#6 Non-hospitalized injury Age 21 M
- Nature of injury
- 3
- Part of body
- 14
- Event type
- 6
- Source
- 8
- Occupation code
- 18
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 13
- Hazardous substance
- 1030
- Task assigned
- 1
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