DateCityStateEmployerBody PartEvent
2021-04-12El DoradoArClean Harbors El Dorado, LLCBODY SYSTEMSExposure to other harmful substances
An employee was cleaning a water vessel that contained waste including hydrogen cyanide. The employee was exposed to the hydrogen cyanide and became disoriented.
2017-08-14WestwegoLouisianaCORNERSTONE CHEMICAL COMPANYBODY SYSTEMSInhalation of harmful substance-single episode
An employee inhaled hydrogen cyanide while taking readings from machines, losing consciousness and requiring hospitalization.
2017-02-17SolonOhioAmresco, Inc.BODY SYSTEMSInhalation of harmful substance-single episode
An employee was weighing out potassium cyanide and walking it to the lab hood. The employee suffered acute potassium cyanide poisoning. A proper respirator was not worn at the time of the incident.
2017-01-27SolonOhioAmresco, LLCBODY SYSTEMSExposure to other harmful substances
An employee was using ammonium hydroxide with water to test a product for lead when he was exposed to potassium cyanide. The employee was hospitalized for cyanide poisoning.