Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14521702 - Employees exposed to ammonia, six hospitalized

Accident Summary Nr: 14521702 -- Report ID: 0524500 -- Event Date: 09/21/1990
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
103298220	09/24/1990	2013	0	Excellent Casing Co.
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
103298238	09/24/1990	2011	0	Cargill Meat Solutions Corporation
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
103298220	09/24/1990	2013	0	Excellent Casing Co.

Abstract: On September 21, 1990, an ammonia leak occurred at the Excel Corp. pork division plant in the offal cooler. The leak traveled into the chitterlings department through the plant's mechanical ventilation. Employees #1 through #10, of Excellent Casing Co., who were in the department making casings from pork intestines, and Excel Corp. Employees #11 through #17, who were working in a nearby production line, were immediately engulfed in an ammonia cloud. The cloud caused poor visibility and burned the employees' eyes; they were evacuated. There was a problem with a blocked egress. Other employees of Excel Corp. contained the leak. The exposed employees suffered from pulmonary edema, eye damage, and/or severe mucous membrane irritation. Employees #3 and #6 through #10 were hospitalized.

Keywords: LEAK, OBSTRUCTED EGRESS, AMMONIA, TOXIC FUMES, OVEREXPOSURE, BURN, EYE, PULMONARY EDEMA, VENTILATION, POOR VISIBILITY

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	103298220	Non Hospitalized injury	Other	Occupation not reported
2	103298220	Hospitalized injury	Other	Occupation not reported
3	103298238	Hospitalized injury	Other	Occupation not reported
4	103298238	Hospitalized injury	Other	Occupation not reported
5	103298238	Hospitalized injury	Other	Occupation not reported
6	103298238	Hospitalized injury	Other	Occupation not reported
7	103298238	Hospitalized injury	Other	Occupation not reported
8	103298238	Hospitalized injury	Other	Occupation not reported
9	103298238	Hospitalized injury	Other	Occupation not reported
10	103298220	Non Hospitalized injury	Other	Occupation not reported
11	103298220	Hospitalized injury	Other	Occupation not reported
12	103298220	Hospitalized injury	Other	Occupation not reported
13	103298220	Hospitalized injury	Other	Occupation not reported
14	103298220	Hospitalized injury	Other	Occupation not reported
15	103298220	Non Hospitalized injury	Other	Occupation not reported
16	103298220	Non Hospitalized injury	Other	Occupation not reported
17	103298220	Hospitalized injury	Other	Occupation not reported

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