Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14478457 - REACTOR EXPLOSION

Accident Summary Nr: 14478457 -- Report ID: 0317020 -- Event Date: 09/27/1984
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
2015618	09/28/1984	2865	0	Ciba-Geigy

Abstract: EMPLOYEES #1 AND #2 ATTEMPTED TO REMOVE THE HEAD OF A PRESSURE VESSEL. THE VESSEL CONTAINED PAINT PIGMENTS AND OTHER CHEMICALS WHICH HAD REACTED TO CREATE HYDROGEN GAS UNDER CONSIDERABLE PRESSURE IN THE VESSEL. WHEN THE HEAD WAS RAISED SLIGHTLY TO RELIEVE THE INTERNAL PRESSURE, AN EXPLOSION OCCURRED. TO REMOVE THE HEAD, THE EMPLOYEES HAD TO POSITION THEMSELVES DIRECTLY ABOVE IT. EMPLOYEE #1 WAS KILLED. EMPLOYEE #2 WAS HOSPITALIZED WITH INJURIES.

Keywords: HYDROGEN, PAINT PIGMENTS, PRESSURE VESSEL, EXPLOSION, CHEMICAL REACTION, HIGH PRESSURE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	2015618			Fatality	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Occupation not reported
2	2015618			Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Occupation not reported

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