Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200552198 - Employee dies when reactor explodes

Accident Summary Nr: 200552198 -- Report ID: 0625700 -- Event Date: 02/12/2002
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
304474992	02/12/2002	2819	0	Shell Chemical Lp

Abstract: At approximately 8:07 a.m. on February 12, 2002, Employee #1, a process technician, was working on the third level of the ID-2 Unit. He was standing in front of the man way at the top level of the reactor washing out catalyst that remained at the bottom. As he sprayed water from a fire hose onto the catalyst (Sodium Potassium Alloy-NaK), a fire and explosion occurred. The shock wave from the detonation propagated vertically through the reactor throwing him upward into the superstructure of the processing unit. Employee #1 died.

Keywords: REACTOR, FIRE, EXPLOSION, CHEMICAL REACTION, STRUCK BY, CHEMICAL

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	304474992			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported

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