Accident Report Detail
Accident Summary Nr: 674119 - EMPLOYEES INJURED IN CHEMICAL SPILL
Inspection Nr | Date Opened | SIC | NAICS | Establishment Name |
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111016606 | 08/23/1990 | 2869 | 0 | Albright & Wilson Americas, Inc. |
Inspection Nr | Date Opened | SIC | NAICS | Establishment Name |
111016648 | 09/19/1990 | 1731 | 0 | Instrument Control Service |
Inspection Nr | Date Opened | SIC | NAICS | Establishment Name |
111016630 | 09/19/1990 | 1540 | 0 | Aetna Building Restoration |
Inspection Nr | Date Opened | SIC | NAICS | Establishment Name |
111016614 | 08/23/1990 | 1791 | 0 | Thompson Industrial Services |
Inspection Nr | Date Opened | SIC | NAICS | Establishment Name |
111016606 | 08/23/1990 | 2869 | 0 | Albright & Wilson Americas, Inc. |
Abstract: Employees #1, #2, #3 and #4 were working for a subcontractor in a chemical plant. They were working on a scaffold, fitting pipe, directly above a chemical tank where phosphorus tri-chloride was being transferred. A chemical spill occurred when a chemical operator transferred phosphorus tri-chloride from one chemical tank to another. A low point drain valve on the second tank was open allowing the spilled phosphorus tri-chloride to react with ground water. This reaction formed hydrochloric acid vapor and also causing an explosion. Employees #1, #2, #3 and #4 were exposed to chemical vapor and suffered from lung irritation. Employees #1, #2, #3 and #4 required medical assistance and were examined and evaluated by paramedics on site. Employee #3 was hospitalized. The other employees were treated but not hospitalized. The subcontracting employer of did not provide escape respirators or a written emergency procedures covering use of such respirators. (This accident is the same as #000674101.)
Employee # | Inspection Nr | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
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1 | 111016606 | Non Hospitalized injury | Poisoning(Systemic) | Insulation Workers | ||
2 | 111016606 | Non Hospitalized injury | Poisoning(Systemic) | Insulation Workers | ||
3 | 111016606 | Hospitalized injury | Poisoning(Systemic) | Insulation Workers | ||
4 | 111016648 | Occupation Not Listed | ||||
5 | 111016630 | Occupation Not Listed | ||||
6 | 111016614 | Occupation Not Listed | ||||
7 | 111016606 | Non Hospitalized injury | Poisoning(Systemic) | Supervisors, n.e.c. |