Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 783720 - Five employees hospitalized due to styrene exposure

Accident Summary Nr: 783720 -- Report ID: 0452110 -- Event Date: 05/31/1990
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
104308549	06/01/1990	3955	0	Nukote International

Abstract: On May 31, Employees #1 through #5, material handlers, were sent to the hospital suffering from asthma-like conditions. These symptoms occurred an hour after an injection mold machine overheated, causing a smoke cloud to rise in the center of the plant. The mold injection machine was molding styrene on the opposite side of the building from the material handling area.

Keywords: MOLDING MACHINE, SMOKE, STYRENE, OVERHEATED, OVEREXPOSURE, ACCIDENTAL DISCHARGE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	104308549	Hospitalized injury	Other	Freight, stock and material handlers, n.e.c.
2	104308549	Hospitalized injury	Other	Freight, stock and material handlers, n.e.c.
3	104308549	Hospitalized injury	Other	Freight, stock and material handlers, n.e.c.
4	104308549	Hospitalized injury	Other	Freight, stock and material handlers, n.e.c.
5	104308549	Hospitalized injury	Other	Freight, stock and material handlers, n.e.c.

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