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Accident Summary Nr: 14348361 - TANK RUPTURED AND SPEWED HOT LIQUOR ON EMPLOYEES

Accident Summary Nr: 14348361 -- Report ID: 0418400 -- Event Date: 02/04/1985
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1961432	02/07/1985	1742	0	Howell Insulation Co., Inc.
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1219401	02/08/1985	1791	0	Mcabee Construction Inc.
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1219302	02/07/1985	1541	0	Beloit Pulping Systems
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1219294	02/08/1985	1721	0	John T. Friis Company
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1219385	02/08/1985	1731	0	Bailey Controls Company
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1961440	02/07/1985	1731	0	Haines City Electric Inc.

Abstract: ON FEBRUARY 4, 1885, AT 9:30 AM, THE PRIME CONTRACTOR WAS RUNNING AN EXPERIMENT, BY COMPUTER, ON THE #10 DIGESTER. A SUBCONTRACTOR AND A PLANT EMPLOYEE WERE ASSISTING. A BLOW LINE PLUGGED. AIR AND STEAM FAILED TO CLEAR THE LINE. A SUBCONTRACTOR EMPLOYEE PULLED THE CARDS FROM THE BAILEY CONTROL NET 90 DISTRIBUTIVE CONTROL SYSTEM (COMPUTER). REMOVAL OF THE CARDS CAUSED THREE VALVES TO OPEN. THE OPENING OF TWO OF THESE VALVES CAUSED THE WARM LIQUOR ACCUMULATOR TANK TO OVERPRESSURIZE. THE TANK RUPTURED AT THE TOP WELDED SEAMS, BLOWING HOT BLACK LIQUOR ONTO EMPLOYEES #1 THROUGH #9, WHO WERE WORKING IN PROXIMITY TO THE TANK. THE CARDS SHOULD NOT HAVE BEEN PULLED AND THEN PLUGGED BACK IN WITHOUT SETTING THE DEFAULT VALVE FOR "CLOSED". CONTRACTOR PERSONNEL WORKING ON OR AROUND THE TANK SHOULD HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED OF THE EXPERIMENT AND INSTRUCTED TO TAKE THE REQUIRED ACTIONS TO PROTECT THEMSELVES.

Keywords: TANK, BURN, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, RUPTURE, HIGH PRESSURE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1961432	Non Hospitalized injury	Burn(Chemical)	Occupation not reported
2	1219401	Hospitalized injury	Burn(Chemical)	Occupation not reported
3	1219401	Fatality	Burn(Chemical)	Occupation not reported
4	1219302			Occupation Not Listed
5	1219294	Hospitalized injury	Other	Occupation not reported
6	1219294	Non Hospitalized injury	Burn(Chemical)	Occupation not reported
7	1219294	Non Hospitalized injury	Burn(Chemical)	Occupation not reported
8	1219294	Non Hospitalized injury	Burn(Chemical)	Occupation not reported
9	1219385			Occupation Not Listed
10	1961440	Non Hospitalized injury	Burn(Chemical)	Occupation not reported
11	1961440	Hospitalized injury	Burn(Chemical)	Occupation not reported

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