Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 122638.015 - One employee sustains edema from hydrogen sulfide exposure,

Accident Summary Nr: 122638.015 -- Report ID: 0419700 -- Event Date: 12/16/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1452060.015	12/18/2019		325312	Nutrien Ag Solutions, Inc.

Abstract: At 11:00 p.m. on December 16, 2019, Employee #1 and Employee #2, both chemical technicians working for a fertilizer manufacturer, were "popping-the-top" (opening the top hatch) of sulfur train car. Employee #1 was performing the work while Employee #2 served as the "spotter", relaying the instructions of employee #1 to a coworker (locomotive operator). Employee #2 lost consciousness causing Employee #1 to remove his respirator to help Employee #2. As a result Employee #1 suffered pulmonary (chemical) edema and was hospitalized. Employee #2 sustained hemorrhaging in his eyes due to breathing stress and required medical treatment without hospitalization.

Keywords: Chemical, Chemical Burn, Chemical Exposure, Gas, Hatch, Hydrogen Sulfide, Inhalation, Lost consciousness, Lung, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, PPE, Pulmonary Edema, Railroad Car, Railroad Tank Car, Respirator, Sulfur, Train

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1452060.015	60	M	Hospitalized injury		Chemical technicians
2	1452060.015	35	M	Non Hospitalized injury

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