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Accident Summary Nr: 14250351 - EMPLOYEE EXPOSED TO LEAKING CHLORINE GAS

Accident Summary Nr: 14250351 -- Report ID: 0453710 -- Event Date: 07/09/1986
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
3026838	07/10/1986	2631	0	Champion International

Abstract: AT APPROXIMATELY 3 PM ON JULY 9, 1986, A CHLORINE LEAK OCCURED WHEN A LOW PRESSURE SENSING DEVICE ALLOWED 300 POUNDS OF CHLORINE GAS TO ESCAPE. (THE DEVICE FAILED BECAUSE OF METAL FATIGUE.) EMPLOYEE #1 WAS WORKING IN THE WOOD PREPARATION AREA AND INHALED SOME OF THE CHLORINE FUMES.

Keywords: RESPIRATORY, INHALATION, CHLORINE, PIPELINE, GAS LEAK, TOXIC FUMES

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	3026838			Non Hospitalized injury	Other	Miscellaneous woodworking machine operators

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