Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14483929 - One injured, one died of heart attack following explosion

Accident Summary Nr: 14483929 -- Report ID: 0213100 -- Event Date: 11/30/1984
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1033158	12/03/1984	2819	0	Stauffer Chemical Co

Abstract: Employee #2 was unloading carbon disulfide from a 3,800 gal tank truck. He was following normal operating procedures when an explosion occurred at the waste treatment #1 south tank. Employee #1 ran from his office to the explosion scene, where he collapsed after suffering a fatal heart attack. Employee #2 was hospitalized. The explosion was the result of carbon disulfide leaking into the waste treatment tank.

Keywords: LEAK, FLAMMABLE VAPORS, HEART ATTACK, EXPLOSION, COMBUSTIBLE LIQUID, OFF LOADING, TANK, CARBON DISULFIDE, CHEMICAL

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1033158			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported
2	1033158			Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Occupation not reported

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