Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200632172 - Employee Dies after Exposure to Phosgene

Accident Summary Nr: 200632172 -- Report ID: 0316400 -- Event Date: 01/23/2010
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
313371924	01/25/2010	2869	325199	E.I. Dupont De Nemours & Company - Belle Plant

Abstract: At approximately 2:00 p.m. on January 23, 2010, Employee #1 was checking the scale weight of a one-ton phosgene cylinder in the Phosgene Shed of the Small Lot Manufacturing (SLM) Unit. Employee #1 was exposed to phosgene when a flexible liquid phosgene transfer hose ruptured. Employee #1 contacted a coworker by using the public address system, and then he walked out of the shed. Employee #1 was treated at the on-site medical center and then was hospitalized at Charleston Area Medical Center for treatment. Employee #1 died at approximately 9:40 p.m. on January 24, 2010.

Keywords: PHOSGENE, ASPHYXIATED, INHALATION, GAS, HOSE, RUPTURE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	313371924			Fatality	Asphyxia	Miscellaneous plant and system operators

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