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Accident Summary Nr: 14253751 - EMPLOYEES EXPOSED TO CHLORINE GAS FROM CHEMICAL REACTION

Accident Summary Nr: 14253751 -- Report ID: 0453710 -- Event Date: 11/08/1985
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
2977502	11/08/1985	4953	0	Town Of Cary Dept Of Public Works

Abstract: SEVERAL EMPLOYEES WERE ADDING CHEMICALS TO A SEWER IN AN EFFORT TO ELIMINATE ODOR PROBLEMS. THE CHEMICALS, TRICHLORO-S-TRIAZINE TRIONE AND CALCIUM HYPOCHLORITE, REACTED TO PRODUCE CHLORINE GAS, NITROGEN TRICHLORIDE, CARBON MONOXIDE AND POSSIBLY PHOSGENE AND OTHER CHLORINE-CONTAINING GASES. THE HEAT OF THE REACTION CAUSED AUTOIGNITION. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT RESPONDED AND FLOODED THE CONTAINER (A METAL 30 GALLON BARREL) WITH LARGE AMOUNTS OF WATER. A PUBLIC WORKS EMPLOYEE AND A POLICEMAN WERE GIVEN OXYGEN AFTER INHALING SOME OF THE GASES. THEY WERE TREATED ON THE SPOT BY THE RESCUE SQUAD.

Keywords: RESPIRATORY, INHALATION, CHLORINE, CHEMICAL REACTION, CHEMICAL

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	2977502			Non Hospitalized injury	Other	Occupation not reported
2	2977502			Non Hospitalized injury	Other	Police and detectives, public service

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