Incident date: 2024-08-07
NAICS industry code: 561730

Six employees were exposed to chlorine gas emitted from chemicals that were mixed together for pool cleaning services (occurred when sulfuric acid was added to the storage tank of an outdoor pool sanitation system that contained sodium hypochlorite). Three employees were hospitalized for chlorine gas poisoning.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Inhalation of harmful substance  single episode or single shift
code_source: title: Multiple nonflammable liquids and solids
code_nature: title: Poisoning, poisoning-related asphyxia
code_body: title: BODY SYSTEMS
severity: low