Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
2021-04-12 | El Dorado | Ar | Clean Harbors El Dorado, LLC | BODY SYSTEMS | Exposure 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. | |||||
2017-08-14 | Westwego | Louisiana | CORNERSTONE CHEMICAL COMPANY | BODY SYSTEMS | Inhalation of harmful substance-single episode |
An employee inhaled hydrogen cyanide while taking readings from machines, losing consciousness and requiring hospitalization. | |||||
2017-02-17 | Solon | Ohio | Amresco, Inc. | BODY SYSTEMS | Inhalation 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. | |||||
2017-01-27 | Solon | Ohio | Amresco, LLC | BODY SYSTEMS | Exposure 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. |