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Accident Summary Nr: 14339295 - EMPLOYEES EXPOSED TO CHLORINE GAS FROM RUPTURED LINE

Accident Summary Nr: 14339295 -- Report ID: 0453710 -- Event Date: 10/08/1984
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
15019862	10/22/1984	2631	0	Champion International Corp

Abstract: ON OCTOBER 8, 1984, AT APPROXIMATELY 4:40 PM, A CHLORINE GAS LINE WHICH HAD BROKEN LOOSE FROM ITS SUPPORTS WAS HANGING ABOUT TWO FEET BELOW ITS NORMAL POSITION. THE LINE WAS STRUCK AND RUPTURED BY A RAILROAD TANK CAR WHICH WAS BEING MOVED. CHLORINE GAS WAS ALLOWED TO ESCAPE FOR APPROXIMATELY TWO TO THREE MINUTES BEFORE AN EMPLOYEE WITH A GAS MASK TURNED THE VALVE OFF. EMPLOYEES #1-5 WERE EXPOSED TO THE CHLORINE GAS AND WERE HOSPITALIZED.

Keywords: RESPIRATORY, RUPTURE, CHLORINE, GAS LEAK, TOXIC FUMES

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	15019862	Hospitalized injury	Other	Laborers, except construction
2	15019862	Hospitalized injury	Other	Laborers, except construction
3	15019862	Hospitalized injury	Other	Laborers, except construction
4	15019862	Hospitalized injury	Other	Laborers, except construction
5	15019862	Hospitalized injury	Other	Laborers, except construction

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