Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202506390 - Employee Suffers from Smoke Inhalation

Accident Summary Nr: 202506390 -- Report ID: 0950663 -- Event Date: 02/23/2008
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
311068985	03/03/2008	4212	484220	Reliable Liquid Transport, Inc.

Abstract: At approximately 9:00 p.m. on February 23, 2008, Employee #1, working at a petroleum refinery, was unloading sodium hydroxide into Tk2700 when he observed a white fog and mist. He smelled a strong odor and heard a loud explosion. He observed a black plume of smoke coming from the coke silo area of the refinery. He was unable to escape from the smoke as he went up the stairs of the spent acid rack to use the emergency phone. He was instructed to shut down the unloading operation and to evacuate the area. Employee #1 was hospitalized for smoke inhalation.

Keywords: FIRE, INHALATION, EXPLOSION, SMOKE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	311068985			Hospitalized injury	Other	Truck drivers, heavy

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