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Accident Summary Nr: 14308407 - Ten employees injured in explosion and chemical spill

Accident Summary Nr: 14308407 -- Report ID: 0213400 -- Event Date: 10/13/1987
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
100803808	10/13/1987	2869	0	Ausimont, Inc.
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
100803824	10/13/1987	2869	0	Ausimont, Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1 was working on the third floor of the polymer building; an open floor separated him from a chemical operation one floor above. When an explosion and fire occurred, a tank containing chlorotrifluoroethylene was knocked over, and its contents fell onto Employee #1, causing severe burns. Employees #2 through #10, who came to assist him and any other employees who might have been in the area, were exposed to chemical vapors from the explosion. All 10 employees were hospitalized.

Keywords: FIRE, INHALATION, EXPLOSION, CHEMICAL BURN, SPILL, CHEMICAL VAPOR, CHEMICAL

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	100803808	Hospitalized injury	Burn(Chemical)	Machine operators, not specified
2	100803824	Hospitalized injury	Other	Machine operators, not specified
3	100803824	Hospitalized injury	Other	Machine operators, not specified
4	100803824	Hospitalized injury	Other	Machine operators, not specified
5	100803824	Hospitalized injury	Other	Machine operators, not specified
6	100803824	Hospitalized injury	Other	Machine operators, not specified
7	100803824	Hospitalized injury	Other	Machine operators, not specified
8	100803824	Hospitalized injury	Other	Machine operators, not specified
9	100803824	Hospitalized injury	Other	Machine operators, not specified
10	100803824	Hospitalized injury	Other	Machine operators, not specified

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