Nouvelle déclaration d'incident
No de la demande: 2015-6434
Numéro de référence du titulaire d'homologation: 1-42169738
Nom du titulaire (nom légal complet, aucune abbréviation): AMVAC Chemical Corporation
Adresse: 4695 MacArthur Court, Suite 1200
Ville: Newport Beach
État: CA
Pays: USA
Code postal /Zip: 92660
Incident chez l'humain
Pays: UNITED STATES
État: FLORIDA
ARLA No d'homologation 23202 ARLA No de la demande d'homologation EPA No d'homologation. 5481-478
Nom du produit: Dibrom Concentrate
Liquide
Non
Inconnu
Autre
Sexe: Homme
Âge: Unknown / Inconnu
Système
Unknown / Inconnu
Oui
Oui
Inconnu
Professionnel
Déversement de pesticide
Gants résistants aux produits chimiques
Peau
Yeux
Orale
<=15 min / <=15 min
Unknown / Inconnu
Patient was loading airplane tanks with product concentrate while another man was assisting. The employees work in teams of 2 - one wears a face shield, apron, gloves, and plastic covers over their arms through setup and testing, while another in the team stands ready 10 feet away with gloves on. The person who is geared up in PPE works for 25-30 min and then they switch positions - the assistant dons the PPE and takes over. They change off to prevent heat stress. They used a sealed pumping system. The day of exposure - when they went to turn on the pumping system they heard a strange noise and so the patient shut it off suspecting that it was not pumping properly. His partner moved in to help the main patient and they started looking at the generator (looking at valves). They changed out a valve and then the partner moved back and the patient turned the system on again. The noise was heard again and just then the patient realized that the hose to the airplane which was used to pump the product into the actual tank on the plane was still capped off - it had not been connected back to the airplane. He turned off the pump and less than 3 sec later that hose exploded secondary to built-up pressure. The amount released was less than 1 gallon. The main patient was splashed under the face shield into the eyes and on his face. Investigator thinks some got into his mouth because his tongue swelled.
Majeure
14-Oct-2015-On the day after the incident, the patient was on a ventilator but the lab work looked very good. Decontamination was done at the Florida Keys before the helicopter ride to the hospital. Contact at the hospital was not sure what the patient's sxs were on presentation as he was not on duty at that time. The patient was placed on a ventilator because they were "expecting the patient to develop respiratory decompensation." The patient was still in a medically induced coma but prognosis seemed to be promising for him. 15-Oct-2015- the patient was taken out of the medically induced coma and off the ventilator. He is hoarse but is upright and watching TV. The plan is to keep him overnight in the unit as a precaution. 16-Oct-2015- Patient downgraded to a telemetry patient, is eating and can walk to the bathroom without assistance. 18-Oct-2015- Patient no longer in the unit. Believed to have been released on the previous day.