Accident Report Detail
Accident Summary Nr: 694737 - EMPLOYEES INJURED BY RUPTURED SULFURIC ACID PIPE
Inspection Nr | Date Opened | SIC | NAICS | Establishment Name |
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105684104 | 03/29/1989 | 1711 | 0 | Riggs Distler And Company Inc |
Inspection Nr | Date Opened | SIC | NAICS | Establishment Name |
105684096 | 03/29/1989 | 2823 | 0 | Avtex Fibers Front Royal, Inc. |
Inspection Nr | Date Opened | SIC | NAICS | Establishment Name |
105684104 | 03/29/1989 | 1711 | 0 | Riggs Distler And Company Inc |
Inspection Nr | Date Opened | SIC | NAICS | Establishment Name |
105684112 | 03/29/1989 | 7359 | 0 | Williams Crane & Rigging, Inc. |
Inspection Nr | Date Opened | SIC | NAICS | Establishment Name |
105684138 | 05/23/1989 | 8711 | 0 | Fluor Daniel |
Abstract: At 3:00 p.m. on March 29, 1989, Employee #4 was signaling the crane operator of a 75 ton P & H hydraulic truck crane from the doorway of the third floor of the anhydrous car barn. Employees #1, 2 and 3 had walked out from the mezzanine level to get some fresh air. Old polyvinyl chloride pipe and scrap steel, 28 inches by 13 inches by 2 inches, on the roof of the anhydrous car barn fell approximately 25 to 30 feet, striking and rupturing a 4 inch cast iron line containing a 93 percent solution of sulfuric acid, releasing it. Employee #4 walked into the solution. All employees received chemical burns. Employee #1 and #2 have not returned to work.
Employee # | Inspection Nr | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
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1 | 105684104 | Hospitalized injury | Burn(Chemical) | Plumber, pipefitter and steamfiter apprentices | ||
2 | 105684104 | Hospitalized injury | Burn(Chemical) | Structural metal workers | ||
3 | 105684104 | Hospitalized injury | Burn(Chemical) | Plumbers, pipefitters and steamfitters | ||
4 | 105684096 | Occupation Not Listed | ||||
5 | 105684104 | Hospitalized injury | Burn(Chemical) | Structural metal workers | ||
6 | 105684112 | Occupation Not Listed | ||||
7 | 105684138 | Occupation Not Listed |