Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14393904 - Employee killed after inhaling phosgene

Accident Summary Nr: 14393904 -- Report ID: 0625700 -- Event Date: 09/21/1995
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
103431771	09/25/1995	2869	0	Basf Corporation

Abstract: At a chemical plant, four employees, including Employee #1, went to the first level of an IRS structure in the tower di-isocyanate unit to purge some piping of phosgene. Employee #1, the qualified operator, adjusted the flexiduct vacuum system and then removed his supplied air respirator to give instructions to the unqualified employees. Phosgene escaping from the flexiduct vacuum system filled the face piece of his respirator. When Employee #1 donned his breathing apparatus, he inhaled a fatal dose of the poisonous gas.

Keywords: PHOSGENE, WORK RULES, INHALATION, GAS LEAK, POISONING, RESPIRATOR

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	103431771			Fatality	Poisoning(Systemic)	Occupation not reported

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