Workers collapse after chemical leak at factory
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Dozens of workers at a factory in Pathum Thani province fainted on Friday morning and were rushed to hospital after inhaling a chemical gas that leaked from a machine.
Some of the 22 workers including 14 men, of V R Washing firm were discharged from Pathum Thani Hospital after they recovered.
The workers were on their morning shift when the accident occurred.
Thassawan Wongkamsar, the personnel manager, said that the leakage occurred when a truck carrying the substance was transferring the chemical to a storage tank. The worker in charge of the transfer mistakenly plugged the line into the wrong tank, causing the leak.
Workers near the tank inhaled the chemical and passed out.
The factory, which had about 200 workers on shift at the time of the accident, immediately suspended operations and moved other workers out of the area.
The manager, Thaweechoke Boonsawapark, said the factory would from now insist on stricter measures when transferring the chemical and other substances to ensure safety of the workers and no recurrence of the accident.
