A Rubber Factory In Hangzhou Illegally Operated Overtime And Poisoned Three Workers.

21 at 4:30 on the same day at the provincial capital hospital: 3 workers in a rubber factory in Hangzhou were rushed to the emergency room of Tong De hospital in the early morning.

At that time, they were working overtime, Zhang first vomited, and a few minutes later, they fell to the ground. Two other workers, Xu and Zhao, also had symptoms of dizziness, weakness and vomiting.

Yu Danfeng, a doctor on duty, asked briefly about the situation, and judged that all 3 of them were symptoms of xylene poisoning. Fortunately, the symptoms were mild.

The workers who sent them said that there was poison gas in the process of rubber plant operation, so the workers in addition to wearing protective equipment were in shift system, and there were special safety production supervisors.

"Many processes require contact with solvents such as gasoline, benzene, toluene, xylene, ethyl acetate and chlorobenzene, which are toxic and will be poisoned for prolonged exposure."

The night before last, 3 workers worked overtime, without supervision. Zhang and 3 people were eager to come home from work early. They did not work in shifts, and everyone worked for more than 2 hours.

As a result, 3 people successively poisoned.

The doctor immediately took first aid measures, and a few hours later, the 3 of them came to their senses.

It was observed that at noon yesterday, there was no danger of life and 3 people were discharged from hospital.

Yu said that xylene is a moderately toxic solvent in the classification of solvents. It is easy to volatilize. It has an anesthetic and stimulating effect on human body. It is toxic to the nervous system at high concentration. Benzene can accumulate in the nervous system and bone marrow, causing damage to the nervous system and hematopoietic tissue, resulting in a decrease in the number of white blood cells and platelets in the blood, and long-term contact can cause leukemia.

Paint, spray paint, rubber, leather and so on all contain xylene.

Therefore, these workplaces must be kept in circulation to reduce their concentration in the air.

In addition, people who are exposed to xylene for a long time should not drink liquor, nor should they drink too much alcohol, because alcohol will prolong their stay in the body and is extremely harmful to their health.