Complaint and Pollution Log Database Kate Russell February 10, 2011
Ohio Citizen Action Pollution Logs
Date # of Comp. Issues
12.14.10 1 Odors: rotten eggs
Health: burning of eyes, nose/throat irritation, breathing problems, headache, dizzy
12.15.10 2 Visual: cloud of smoke
Odors: rotten eggs, burning, natural gas
Health: burning of eyes, nose/throat irritation, breathing problems, headache, dizzy, sleepiness
12.17.10 1 Visual: smoke
Odors: rotten eggs, could smell in car
Health: breathing problems, headache, pain behind both eyes, lung constriction
12.21.10 Odors: rotten eggs
12.28.10 2 Visual: smoke, dust
One complaint that car was covered in gray ash
Odors: rotten eggs, could smell driving to Jobs and Family Services locations, in parking lot of 4200, a
12.30.10 7 Visual: cloud (steam or smoke)
Odors: rotten eggs, oil/petroleum, oven gas, other without description
Health: nausea, nose/throat irritation, headache, breathing problems, dizzy
1.3.11 3 Visual: steam
Odors: smells bad (no other description), rotten eggs, oil, burning (inside and outside)
1.4.11 1 Odors: rotten eggs, sulfur odors
1.6.11 multiple Odors: like pharamoes, fire department took reading of air quality in room, said Heartland had emiss
Health: minor throat irritation
1.10.11 1 Odors: Gasoline
Health: breathing problems, dizzy, chest pain. Went to emergency room, breahting @ 44%, received
1.13.11 1 Odors: Rotten eggs, sulfur smell
Health: bruning of eyes, nose/throat irritation, breathing problems, coughing, watery eyes, sneezing
1.25.11 1 Odors: gasoline
Health: burning of eyes, dizzy, headache, watery eyes
2.1.11 1 Odors: Unfamiliar
Health: nose/throat irritation, breathing problems, tightness in throat and lungs
2.2.11 10 Visual: White cloud (everyday)
Odors: rotten eggs, sulfur, gas, oil, chemicals, can smell at Yearling and Hamilton Road and inside veh
Health: nausea, shortness of breath, lightheaded, metallic taste, off balance, nose/throat irritation, h
2.3.11 1 Odors: rotten eggs inside and outside of building
2.4.11 2 Visual: smoke all over, never been that bad before
Odors: Gasoline, another undescribed smell, can smell inside and outside
Health: cough, lightheadedness, dizzy, headache, nose/throat irritation, can taste gasoline odor in m
13 days 34
Ohio EPA Complaint Investigation Summary and PRR Results
Date # of Comp. Issues
*10.1.07 1 Odors, Jobs and Family Serivces employee complaint (outlier)
2.6.09 1 Sulfur odor (has happened several times before), NCO Financial
3.30.09 1 Some tenants impacted by odors from facility." Todays odors were not as bad as the previous episdo
4.2.09 1 Odors, noticed by passing motorist
5.12.09 1 "Terrible rotten egg smells" inside and outside building previous night, not as strong in 5.12 am, sme
5.15.09 1 Odors inside building, NCO Financial
5.19.09 4+ Multiple calls about odors from NCO, Columbus International Air Center, Jobs and Family Services, D
5.22.09 1 Odors inside building, NCO Financial
5.26.09 multiple Multiple complaints about odors inside and NCO Financial building
5.27.09 1 Aircenter International, light odor
6.11.09 1 Strong terrible odors, different from usual smells, NCO Financial building
6.18.09 1 Aircenter International, pungent odors, flare burning 1-1.5 weeks
7.13.09 multiple NCO Financial employees complaining of 'burning oil' ordors inside and outside building, quite strong
8.4.09 1 NCO Financial, odors inside and outside building
10.2.09 multiple Previous night odors in NCO Financial parkinglot, 1 employee called fire department
10.8.09 1+ Smelled odors early at Jobs and Family Services
10.19.09 1 Constant smell of strong chemical odor, stink fills the building--from spouse of worker across 5th ave
10.22.09 multiple DSW odor complaint, doros each week for past several weeks
12.29.09 multiple Bexley resident and neighbors, large gas cloud floating form Heartland, powerful gas smell
12.30.09 1+ NCO Financial, burnt oil smell, flare burning high, slight odor inside building
1.5.10 1 resident, two nights in a row very pungeant odor
2.4.10 1+ NCO Financial, strong odor
2.5.10 multiple NCO Financial, 16 employees left the facility due to a chlorine type smell (no one was cleaning, using
2.10.10 multiple NCO Financial employees complaining of strong odor previous evening outside building.
2.13.10 1 Fire department attributed odor complaint from resident to Heartland because of proximity to refine
2.15.10 1 Fire department attributed odor complaint from resident to Heartland because of proximity to refine
2.16.10 2 Fire department attributed odor complaint from resident to Heartland because of proximity to refine
2.16.10 multiple NCO Financial employees, noticed odor both on the 15th and 16th
2.18.10 1 Fire department attributed odor complaint from resident to Heartland because of proximity to refine
2.22.10 1 Fire department attributed odor complaint from resident to Heartland because of proximity to refine
2.22.10 multiple NCO Financial, lots of complaints of strong odor (non sulfur), inside building, Aircenter International
3.3.10 multiple DSCC, strong odor from Heartland, odor sticking around in buildings, odor is 4 out of 5 (5=causes vom
3.9.10 multiple NCO Financial orders inide and outside building
3.11.10 multiple NCO Financial, sulfurous odors, 7 employees left work due to odors
3.12.10 multiple NCO Financial outside odor complaints
3.17.10 multiple NCO Financial, chlorine smell, headache, burning nose
3.19.10 multiple Jobs and Family Services dust on employee cars
3.24.10 multiple Jobs and Family Services employee had to go to hospital because of sulfurous odors, NCO odors insid
4.1.10 multiple NCO Financial, odors outside
4.15.10 multiple NCO Financial, odors outside, flare burning
4.22.10 multiple NCO Financial, strong rotten egg odor outside and slightly inside, DSCC odor complaints
4.28.10 multiple NCO Financial, rotten egg odors
5.5.10 multiple NCO Financia, strong rotten egg odors inside and outside
5.6.10 2 2 hazmat responses run at DSCC
5.7.10 3 Jobs and Family Services at 4020 complaints of odors
5.11.10 multiple NCO Financial (20) that mild odor getting stronger, DSW had 3 complaints of odors, multiple odor co
5.13.10 multiple NCO Financial has multiple odor complaints
6.1.10 multiple NCO Financial, strong rotten egg odor outside
6.10.10 multiple Jobs and Family Services complaints of strong odors
6.28.10 1 Jobs and Family Services employee direct contact to OEPA about strong and offensive odor, past mo
7.14.10 1 Jobs and Family Services employee complained of nausea
7.13.10 multiple NCO Financial complaints about odors inside and outside, fumes are 'OVERWHELMING' and nauseat
8.17.10 multiple DSW odor complaints, NCO Financial odor complaints inside and outside
8.18.10 multiple NCO Financial employees complain of odors, headaches, burning of the eyes, nausea, 1 employee le
8.21.10 1 Jobs and Family Services odor complaint
8.23.10 1 ODFJS odor complaint
8.30.10 multiple Odor complaints from NCO and Transworld Systems Commercial Division, worst odor, slightly burnt
9.7.10 multiple NCO Financial, strong gas odor, sulfur, Jobs and Family Services had to relocate 2 employees
9.21.10 multiple NCO Financial odor complaints
10.20.10 multiple Jobs and Family Services (night staff) odors, tightness in chest, breathing problems, watery eyes,
11.10.10 multiple NCO Financial, odor complaints and headaches
11.16.10 multiple Fire department called out to 4001 East 5th due to odor, NCO Financial strong odors inside, burning
11.29.10 multiple NCO Financial strong burn odor
11.30.10 multiple NCO Financial strong gas odor complaints, nausea, burning of throat and eyes, coughing
12.1.10 1 NCO Financial odor complaint when driving past Heartland
12.8.10 1 NCO Financial odor when driving on 5th past Heartland towards Yearling
12.9.10 multiple NCO Financial gas like odor complaints, 'usual' health impacts
12.29.10 multiple DSW complaints of strong natural gas odor inside and outside the building
12.30.10 multiple NCO Financial complaints of strong rotten egg odors outside and inside whole facility, incident repor
1.18.11 multiple NCO Financial odor complaints
70 Days 47 days multiple complaints
Jobs and Family Services Heartland Incident Summary Spreadsheets
Date Numer of Incident Reports Filed by Employees
3.31.09 5
4.8.09 1
5.13.09 4
5.19.09 3
10.22.09 1
11.9.09 2
12.14.09 4 (evacuation)
3.19.10 1
4.22.10 2
5.1.10 3
5.3.10 3
5.5.10 2
5.7.10 4
5.11.10 2
5.13.10 1
5.22.10 1
5.25.10 1
6.3.10 2
6.4.10 2
6.10.10 4
6.26.10 1
7.19.10 4
8.17.10 3
8.18.10 18
8.19.10 9
8.21.10 1
8.22.10 1
8.24.10 1
8.25.10 1
8.30.10 54
8.31.10 1
9.1.10 5
9.2.10 29
9.3.10 3
9.7.10 46
9.8.10 2
9.10.10 1
9.13.10 142
9.15.10 5
9.16.10 7
9.21.10 3
9.22.10 1
9.23.10 1
9.27.10 2
10.20.10 11
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adache, dizzy
adache, dizzy, sleepiness
tions, in parking lot of 4200, and inside 4200 on 2nd floor
e and outside)
om, said Heartland had emissions again. Everyone was told to file incident reports
m, breahting @ 44%, received several hours of breathing treatment and steriods to bring lung function back to normal.
ughing, watery eyes, sneezing
Hamilton Road and inside vehicles (VERY strong wind)
ance, nose/throat irritation, headache, watery eyes, faint
, can taste gasoline odor in mouth
as bad as the previous episdoe" at 4000 E. 5th
not as strong in 5.12 am, smelled like sewer gas, NCO Financial
r, Jobs and Family Services, DERR Emergency Response Section, odors inside and outside buildings, rotten egg
outside building, quite strong
department
ouse of worker across 5th ave from Heartland
powerful gas smell
ll (no one was cleaning, using chemicals), people could taste it and their eyes were burning
outside building.
because of proximity to refinery
because of proximity to refinery
because of proximity to refinery
because of proximity to refinery
because of proximity to refinery
ding, Aircenter International complaints throughout building, UPS driver smelled odor
dor is 4 out of 5 (5=causes vomit), "smells like someone took a dump", DSCC fire chief complaining of odor in fire station and had received
furous odors, NCO odors inside and outside
odor complaints
nts of odors, multiple odor complaints at Aircenter International, Calgon said odor in building and could smell in I670 corridor until airport
g and offensive odor, past month or so difficulty keeping asthma attacks under control
VERWHELMING' and nauseating, burning eyes, piercing headaches, Jobs and Family Services odor complaints
eyes, nausea, 1 employee left work, DSW odor complaints
on, worst odor, slightly burnt oil smell, complaints from Jobs and Family Services of odors and headaches, nausea, respiratory issues, and
relocate 2 employees
g problems, watery eyes,
strong odors inside, burning of eyes, nose, and throat
d eyes, coughing
whole facility, incident reports filed by Jobs and Family Services employees
ack to normal.
or in fire station and had received 12 complaints from around DSCC
smell in I670 corridor until airport
s, nausea, respiratory issues, and sore throats, odor complaint from TV10 reporter