Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201100302 - TWO EMPLOYEES INJURED WHEN PIPE BRAKES

Accident Summary Nr: 201100302 -- Report ID: 0950623 -- Event Date: 05/22/1997
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125665638	05/23/1997	1799	0	Caltec Environmental, Inc.

Abstract: On May 23, 1997, Employee #1 and Employee #2 were working at the Simpson Paper Company Facility in Anderson, California. While removing asbestos from a pipe, another pipe broke. The pipe that broke was an instrumentation pipe conveying information to the digester operator. The pipe read the temperature and pressure on the 8-in. line to which it was fastened. When the pipe broke, sodium hydroxide was sprayed on the Employee #1 and Employee #2 causing chemical and temperature burns over a large portion of their bodies. The sodium hydroxide was 228 degrees Fahrenheit and under 165 lbs of pressure in this pipe when it broke.

Keywords: BURN, HEAT, SODIUM HYDROXIDE, CHEMICAL BURN, PIPE, ASBESTOS, CHEMICAL

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Manufacturing plant		Alteration or rehabilitation		Under $50,000	4	85

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	125665638			Hospitalized injury	Burn(Chemical)	Insulation Workers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause: Struck by falling object/projectile
2	125665638			Hospitalized injury	Burn(Chemical)	Insulation Workers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause: Struck by falling object/projectile

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