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Alabama Power Company

Inhalation of harmful substance-single episode — Poisoning, toxic, noxious, or allergenic effect, unspecified — QUINTON, ALABAMA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Alabama Power Company in QUINTON, ALABAMA
Employer Alabama Power Company Report ID 2015030585
Address 4250 Porter Road City, State ZIP QUINTON, ALABAMA 35130
Event Date March 10, 2015 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Poisoning, toxic, noxious, or allergenic effect, unspecified Body Part BODY SYSTEMS
Event Type Inhalation of harmful substance-single episode Source of Injury Chlorine, chlorine bleach
Industry (NAICS) 221119 Inspection # 1046352
GPS Coordinates 33.63000, -87.05000

Incident Narrative

An employee was disconnecting chlorine gas system tubing to attach a chlorine cylinder to the water treatment system when a small amount of chlorine gas escaped. The employee was taken to the hospital and admitted.

Incident Summary

On March 10, 2015, a worker at Alabama Power Company in QUINTON, ALABAMA suffered poisoning, toxic, noxious, or allergenic effect, unspecified to the body systems. The incident was classified as inhalation of harmful substance-single episode, with chlorine, chlorine bleach identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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