Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14421523 - Four employees suffer overexposure to chlorine gas

Accident Summary Nr: 14421523 -- Report ID: 0728900 -- Event Date: 02/14/1989
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
100882844	02/14/1989	2011	0	Ibp, Inc.

Abstract: The offal room foreman placed contaminated boots and aprons in a 32 gallon plastic pail in an equipment wash room adjacent to the office room. He dumped a half gallon of chlorine bleach into the pail. He then obtained a gallon of Henkel Bonchem acid 300 (60 percent phosphoric acid) and poured it into the pail. He then began to add water. A violent reaction occurred and chlorine gas was given off. The office room workers evacuated themselves. Employees #1 through #4, three clean-up employees without ppe and another employee, were hospitalized.

Keywords: BLEACH, WORK RULES, PHOSPHORIC ACID, CHLORINE, CHEMICAL REACTION, CHEMICAL BURN, TOXIC FUMES, OVEREXPOSURE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	100882844	Hospitalized injury	Poisoning(Systemic)	Occupation not reported
2	100882844	Hospitalized injury	Poisoning(Systemic)	Occupation not reported
3	100882844	Hospitalized injury	Poisoning(Systemic)	Occupation not reported
4	100882844	Hospitalized injury	Poisoning(Systemic)	Occupation not reported

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