Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14347884 - Employee killed by overexposure to hydrogen sulfide

Accident Summary Nr: 14347884 -- Report ID: 0418300 -- Event Date: 01/19/1988
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
101230019	01/20/1988	2911	0	Hunt Refining Company, A Corporation

Abstract: At approximately 8:30 p.m. on January 19, 1988, Employee #1, a coker operator, was making inspection rounds in the refinery coker area. Evidently the employee was exposed to a high level of hydrogen sulfide when a coker stabilizer reflux pump seal failed. Employee #1 was found face down 15 feet from a pump that had a blown seal. He was taken by ambulance to the local hospital, where he was pronounced dead on arrival.

Keywords: HYDROGEN SULFIDE, EQUIPMENT FAILURE, SEAL, OVEREXPOSURE, PUMP, ACCIDENTAL DISCHARGE, REFINERY

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	101230019			Fatality	Asphyxia	Occupation not reported

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