Poisoning, including poisoning-related asphyxia

Name: Poisoning, including poisoning-related asphyxia at Clean Harbors Lone Mountain Facility
Start: 7/13/2016

1 hospitalization · 2016076319 · 7/13/2016 · Clean Harbors Lone Mountain Facility

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: BODY SYSTEMS
Nature of injury: Poisoning, including poisoning-related asphyxia

Cause

Event: Inhalation of harmful substance-single episode
Source: Hydrogen sulfide
Secondary source: Tanks, bins, vats-nonconfined space

Employer

Name: Clean Harbors Lone Mountain Facility
Location: 40355 S. County Road 236, WAYNOKA, OKLAHOMA, 73860
NAICS: 562211
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was operating a trackhoe where acid waste was undergoing treatment in a stabilization tank. The operator became unconscious after being exposed to hydrogen sulfide generated from the stabilization tank.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown