Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200356467 - Employee Is Overcome by Chlorine Gas and Is Hospitalized

Accident Summary Nr: 200356467 -- Report ID: 0453710 -- Event Date: 04/11/2007
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
310923107	04/11/2007	4789	488490	Pro Logistics Llc

Abstract: While servicing a tank with Chloro Clean, Employee #1 connected the hose to the wrong pipe or tank. Employee #1 pumped approximately 270 gallons of Chloro Clean into a tank that contained approximately 20 gallons of Acid Off. This created a chemical reaction that generated Chlorine gas. Employee #1 was overcome by the gas. The employee was air evacuated to an area hospital where he was treated for the exposure and hospitalized.

Keywords: CHLORINE, OVEREXPOSURE, INATTENTION, TRUCK DRIVER

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	310923107			Hospitalized injury	Other	Truck drivers, heavy

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