Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14387161 - CHLORINE GAS LEAK

Accident Summary Nr: 14387161 -- Report ID: 0524200 -- Event Date: 09/24/1984
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1258102	09/24/1984	3679	0	Kalmus And Associates Inc

Abstract: AT ABOUT 8:15 AM ON MONDAY, SEPT. 24, 1984, A CHLORINE GAS LEAK OCCURRED IN AN ENCLOSED PIPING SYSTEM WHICH PROVIDES CHLORINE TO AN ETCHING OPERATION. THE CHLORINE TANKS, EVAPORATOR AND REGULATORS ARE LOCATED IN A SEPARATE ROOM ATTACHED TO THE NORTH SIDE OF THE KALMUS BLDG. EMPLOYEE #8 WAS NOTIFIED BY THE CHLORINE LEAK DETECTOR ALARM THAT CHLORINE GAS WAS BEING VENTED TO THE OUTSIDE ATMOSPHERE THROUGH A 'DUMP TUBE.' EMPLOYEE #8 (A GROUP LEADER IN THE ETCHING DEPT) PUT ON A SCBA & ENTERED THE CHLORINE ROOM TO SHUT OFF THE GAS. EMPLOYEES WERE EXPOSED TO CHLORINE WHEN THEY EVACULATED THE BUILDING AND WALKED PAST THE CHLORINE ROOM. NO FORMAL ORDER TO EVACUATE THE BLDG WAS GIVEN BY MANAGEMENT. THOSE EMPLOYEES WHO DID LEAVE SHOULD HAVE USED AN ALTERNATE EXIT.

Keywords: CHLORINE, CHLORINE ROOM, ETCHING OPERATION, GAS LEAK, EVACUATION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1258102	Hospitalized injury	Other	Occupation not reported
2	1258102	Hospitalized injury	Other	Occupation not reported
3	1258102	Hospitalized injury	Other	Occupation not reported
4	1258102	Hospitalized injury	Other	Occupation not reported
5	1258102	Hospitalized injury	Other	Occupation not reported
6	1258102	Hospitalized injury	Other	Occupation not reported
7	1258102	Hospitalized injury	Other	Occupation not reported
8	1258102	Hospitalized injury	Other	Occupation not reported
9	1258102	Hospitalized injury	Other	Occupation not reported
10	1258102	Hospitalized injury	Other	Occupation not reported

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