ChemGroup, Inc.
Inhalation of harmful substance-single episode — Poisoning, toxic, noxious, or allergenic effect, unspecified — FRANKLIN, OHIO
| Employer | ChemGroup, Inc. | Report ID | 2018099277 |
| Address | 8093 Franklin-Trenton Road | City, State ZIP | FRANKLIN, OHIO 45005 |
| Event Date | September 7, 2018 | 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) | 424690 | Inspection # | 1345115 |
| GPS Coordinates | 39.55000, -84.34000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was delivering sodium hypochlorite (bleach) to a customer by tanker truck. The customer directed the employee to the incorrect unloading station, and the sodium hypochlorite was unloaded into a hydrofluorosilicic acid tank. The chemicals were incompatible and produced chlorine gas, which the employee inhaled.
Incident Summary
On September 7, 2018, a worker at ChemGroup, Inc. in FRANKLIN, OHIO 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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