Friday, December 03, 2010
DuPont Workers Taken To Hospital
WEST VIRGINIA....
Two DuPont workers in Belle were taken to the Charleston Area Medical Center as a precaution Friday after the chemical Monomethylamine, or MMA, was released from a rail car. The employees were treated for minor burns but did not shown any respiratory symptoms. DuPont says proper emergency notification was made and proper response occurred. According to the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, methylamine can irritate the eyes, nose and throat, and more serious exposures can cause burning, coughing, difficulty in breathing and lung congestion.
Two DuPont workers in Belle were taken to the Charleston Area Medical Center as a precaution Friday after the chemical Monomethylamine, or MMA, was released from a rail car. The employees were treated for minor burns but did not shown any respiratory symptoms. DuPont says proper emergency notification was made and proper response occurred. According to the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, methylamine can irritate the eyes, nose and throat, and more serious exposures can cause burning, coughing, difficulty in breathing and lung congestion.# posted by Homer Owens @ 10:23 PM 
