Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 108981.015 - Employees is injured by ammonia exposure from broken line

Accident Summary Nr: 108981.015 -- Report ID: 0728900 -- Event Date: 09/04/2018
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1345122.015	09/05/2018		311612	Tyson Foods Inc.

Abstract: At 11:30 a.m. on September 04, 2018, a group of employees were working on a beef processing station. Employee #1 was replacing a defective ammonia pressure gauge for a hot gas ammonia line when he broke off the gauge and associated valve releasing ammonia into the area and cut/fab floor below. The plant was evacuated and 14 employees were treated and released for ammonia exposure and one employee was hospitalized overnight. It was calculated that approximately 61 lbs. of ammonia leaked during a 22 minute period.

Keywords: Ammonia, Gas Leak, Inhalation

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury
1	1345122.015	30	F	Hospitalized injury

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