Police: Worker hurt after mixing chemicals that cause an explosion at a Wisconsin resort
By APTuesday, March 16, 2010
Wis. resort employee hurt mixing chemicals
OCONOMOWOC, Wis. — Authorities in Wisconsin say a resort employee mixed chlorine with another chemical, causing an explosion that left her with broken bones and a mild chemical burn.
Oconomowoc (oh-KAHN’-noh-moh-wahk) police say the explosion was reported Tuesday about 8:45 a.m. at the Olympia Resort & Conference Center in southeastern Wisconsin.
Police Chief Dave Beguhn (bee-GOON’) says the employee was mixing the chemicals in the laundry room in the basement. He says employees are told which chemicals can be mixed, and in this case, the employee apparently made “an unfortunate error.”
Thirty other resort employees and four emergency responders went to the hospital as a precaution. Beguhn says one emergency worker suffered a mild chemical burn to the foot.
