Hazardous Materials are incidents not only occuring at the workplace.  This could happen to anyone.   The number of OFF-SITE incidents continue to climb.  Please caution your employees, friends and relatives to be careful when dealing with possible common household hazardous materials.

This story was covered by most of the major news outlets such as CBS, NBC the Chicago Tribune and more, in the Chicago area.
ORLAND PARK, Ill. – A 47-year-old man died Tuesday after being overcome by chemical fumes while trying to clean a drain at a home in suburban Orland Park, authorities said.

Eight other people had trouble breathing, including six firefighters who helped move victims in the home to safety.

The residents may have mixed chemicals, including an industrial strength drain cleaner, that shouldn’t have been mixed, said Lt. Daniel Smith of the Orland Fire Protection District.

“The safety message is not to mix household chemicals,” Smith said.

The call to emergency services came in just before 8 a.m. Tuesday. The first responders found three victims, one in cardiac arrest. That number increased to nine as fire district personnel were treated for breathing problems.

Victims were taken to Silver Cross Hospital in Joliet, Christ Hospital in Oak Lawn and Palos Community in Palos Heights.

The Cook County medical examiner’s office said the victim was a 47-year-old man, but didn’t release any other information