Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201923554 - Employee Dies from Exposure to Phenol

Accident Summary Nr: 201923554 -- Report ID: 0626700 -- Event Date: 06/18/2005
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
308315571	06/20/2005	1629	236210	Kellogg Brown & Root, Inc.

Abstract: On June 18, 2005, Employee #1 finished connecting a new catalyst container and operations turned the system back on. A gasket blew out of the line and a mist of phenol was discharged into the air. Employee #1 was exposed to phenol. Employee #1 lost consciousness and died.

Keywords: BURN, GASKET, CONSTRUCTION, INHALATION, GAS, PLUMBING, SKIN, CHEMICAL VAPOR

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Refinery		Alteration or rehabilitation		$500,000 to $1,000,000			X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	308315571			Fatality	Burn(Chemical)	Plumbers, pipefitters and steamfitters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Other Activities-Installing Ornamental And Archite Fatality Cause: Asphyxiation/inhalation of toxic vapor

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