OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14496376
GENERAL INDUSTRIES ELECTRONICS CO
FORREST CITY, AR—
Event description
INHALED EPOXY VAPORS, BECAME NAUSEOUS
Investigation abstract
ON MARCH 26, 1985, EMPLOYEES #1-3 BEGAN USING AN EXPERIMENTAL EPOXY RESIN, 127E, TO GLUE MAGNETS INTO DC MOTOR HOUSINGS. AT ABOUT 9:30 AM THE EPOXY ODOR BEGAN T O BOTHER THE EMPLOYEES. BY THE END OF THE DAY THEY WERE ALL SICK AND NAUSEOUS. T HEY WERE SENT HOME AT 2:30 PM. ON MARCH 27, 1985, THEY RETURNED TO WORK USING TH E SAME EPOXY GLUE AND CONTINUED FEELING NAUSEOUS. AT 2:15 PM THEY WERE SENT TO T HE COMPANY PHYSICIAN, WHO ADVISED THEM TO STAY HOME. THE NEXT DAY (MARCH 28TH) T HE EMPLOYEES WENT TO BAPTIST MEMORIAL IN FORREST CITY AND WERE ADMITTED FOR OBSE RVATION. THEY WERE RELEASED ON MARCH 31, 1985.
Victims (3)
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#1 Hospitalized Age 39 F
- Nature of injury
- 21
- Part of body
- 29
- Event type
- 8
- Source
- 9
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 17
- Environmental factor
- 9
- Hazardous substance
- 0020
- Task assigned
- 2
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#2 Hospitalized Age 40 F
- Nature of injury
- 21
- Part of body
- 29
- Event type
- 8
- Source
- 9
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 17
- Environmental factor
- 9
- Hazardous substance
- 0020
- Task assigned
- 2
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#3 Hospitalized Age 46 F
- Nature of injury
- 21
- Part of body
- 29
- Event type
- 8
- Source
- 9
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 17
- Environmental factor
- 9
- Hazardous substance
- 0020
- Task assigned
- 2
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