Accident Report Detail
Accident Summary Nr: 14332357 - CHEMICAL STORAGE TANK EXPLOSION
Inspection Nr | Date Opened | SIC | NAICS | Establishment Name |
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2172567 | 07/11/1985 | 9711 | 0 | U. S. Army Infantry Center |
Abstract: ON JULY 10, 1985, ABOUT 250 GALLONS OF SODIUM CHLORITE WAS ACCIDENTALLY PUMPED INTO A STORAGE TANK CONTAINING 6000 GALLONS OF ALUMINUM SULFATE. AT ABOUT 11:20 AM, EMPLOYEE #1 WAS ADDING A SMALL AMOUNT OF SODUIM CARBONATE TO THIS MIXTURE WHEN THE TANK EXPLODED. EMPLOYEE #1 WAS BLOWN APART BY THE EXPLOSION AND KILLED INSTANTLY. EMPLOYEE #2 RECEIVED 1ST AND 2ND DEGREE CHEMICAL BURNS ON HIS HEAD AND BACK, AND WAS HOSPITALIZED. EMPLOYEES #3 AND #4 SUFFERED PUNCTURED EAR DRUMS.
Employee # | Inspection Nr | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
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1 | 2172567 | Hospitalized injury | Burn(Chemical) | Occupation not reported | ||
2 | 2172567 | Non Hospitalized injury | Hearing Loss | Occupation not reported | ||
3 | 2172567 | Non Hospitalized injury | Hearing Loss | Occupation not reported | ||
4 | 2172567 | Fatality | Fracture | Occupation not reported |