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Accident Summary Nr: 14538631 - EMPLOYEE EXPOSED TO BUTYL ACRYLATE VAPORS; HOSPITALIZED

Accident Summary Nr: 14538631 -- Report ID: 0452110 -- Event Date: 04/09/1985
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
18590547	04/15/1985	2821	0	B. F. Goodrich Company, Chemical Group

Abstract: A 400 GALLON CAPACITY BUTYL ACRYLATE TANK, BEING FILLED AT A FIVE GALLON PER MINUTE RATE, BECAME OVERFILLED. THE BUTYL ACRYLATE BEGAN SPILLING OUT AN EXHAUST VENT ONTO THE BUILDING ROOF AND THE GROUND. THE ODOR OF THE CHEMICAL ALERTED THE EMPLOYEES, WHO CORRECTED THE PROBLEM IN ABOUT 20 MINUTES. LATER THAT NIGHT, EMPLOYEE #1, WHO WAS WORKING IN THE POLYMERIZATION SECTION ON THE THIRD FLOOR (JUST BELOW THE ROOF), WAS EXPOSED TO THE BUTYL ACRYLATE FUMES. HE SUFFERED AN INCREASINGLY INTENSE HEADACHE, WHICH SOON BECAME UNBEARABLE. HE WAS HOSPITALIZED AT ABOUT 3 AM.

Keywords: HEADACHE, BUTYL ACRYLATE, INHALATION, SPILL, TOXIC FUMES, CHEMICAL

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	18590547			Hospitalized injury	Other	Occupation not reported

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