OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14477723
BATH IRON WORKS INC
BATH, ME—
Event description
POSSIBLE EXPOSURE TO PROPYLENE GAS
Investigation abstract
SOME EMPLOYEES DOING SHIP OVERHAUL WORK WERE LOCATED ABOUT 300 FEET DOWNWIND FRO SAMPLING BY THE EMPLOYER'S LABORATORY PERSONNEL DID NOT DETECT ANY PROPYLENE IN THE AREA OF THE SHIP. M A PROPYLENE STORAGE TANK BEING VENTED FOR REPAIR. DURING THE 2 AM LUNCH BRAKE, EMPLOYEES ON THE SHIP NOTICED FIRE TRUCKS AND SAFETY LAB PERSONNEL BY THE PROPY LENE STORAGE TANK. BELIEVING A GAS LEAK WAS HAPPENING, SOME OF THE EMPLOYEES STA RTED COMPLAINING OF HEADACHES. EVENTUALLY, 42 EMPLOYEES SHOWED UP AT THEIR WORK CENTER, COMPLAINING OF NAUSEA OR HEADACHES. BECAUSE OF THE LATE HOUR, LACK OF ST AFF AND LARGE NUMBER OF AFFECTED EMPLOYEES, ALL WERE TRANSPORTED TO A LOCAL HOSP ITAL EMERGENCY ROOM. THE PHYSICIANS THERE WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE ANY PARTICULAR TYPE OF TOXIC EXPOSURE. ALL THE EMPLOYEES WERE SEEN AND RELEASED. REAL TIME AIR
Victims (5)
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#1 Hospitalized Age 25 M
- Nature of injury
- 21
- Part of body
- 31
- Event type
- 14
- Source
- 19
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 18
- Environmental factor
- 7
- Hazardous substance
- 8880
- Task assigned
- 1
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#2 Hospitalized Age 27 M
- Nature of injury
- 21
- Part of body
- 31
- Event type
- 14
- Source
- 19
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 18
- Environmental factor
- 7
- Hazardous substance
- 8880
- Task assigned
- 1
-
#3 Hospitalized Age 22 M
- Nature of injury
- 21
- Part of body
- 31
- Event type
- 14
- Source
- 19
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 18
- Environmental factor
- 7
- Hazardous substance
- 8880
- Task assigned
- 1
-
#4 Hospitalized Age 21 F
- Nature of injury
- 21
- Part of body
- 31
- Event type
- 14
- Source
- 19
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 18
- Environmental factor
- 7
- Hazardous substance
- 8880
- Task assigned
- 1
-
#5 Hospitalized Age 20 F
- Nature of injury
- 21
- Part of body
- 31
- Event type
- 14
- Source
- 19
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 18
- Environmental factor
- 7
- Hazardous substance
- 8880
- Task assigned
- 1
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