Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 761247 - Employee Injured Falls After Struck by Flying Cover

Accident Summary Nr: 761247 -- Report ID: 0453710 -- Event Date: 08/25/1989
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
18573956	09/27/1989	2899	0	Hoechst Celanese, Sou-Tex Works

Abstract: Employee #1 suffered multiple fractures and internal injuries after he was blown away from a vessel. He was transferring a liquid product from a pressure vessel to a storage tank. He opened an air vent to depressurize the vessel. He then opened the top cover before allowing enough time for the vessel to completely vent. This caused the cover to blow off and forcing him to fall 41 feet over the building and 86 feet away from the vessel.

Keywords: FRACTURE, COVER, CHEMICAL VESSEL, COMPRESSED AIR, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, PRESSURE RELEASE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	18573956			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Mixing and blending machine operators

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