Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 885814 - Five employees treated after BTEX exposure

Accident Summary Nr: 885814 -- Report ID: 1050210 -- Event Date: 10/20/1995
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
105862155	03/12/1996	1629	0	Alaska Petroleum Contractors Inc

Abstract: Employees #1 through #5, of APC, were working at the North Pole Mapco Refinery in Alaska. They were installing a CTX-BIV treatment system that digests soluble BTEX in the plant's water system. The employees were putting in pipe blinds on four tanks that were covered by plastic sheeting. The ventilation pipes released BTEX petroleum hydrocarbon vapors into the breathing air of the workers. All five employees were taken to Fairbanks Hospital. Employees #1 and #2 were held overnight, and Employees #3 through #5 were treated and released.

Keywords: VENTILATION, PPE, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, INHALATION, GAS, CHEMICAL VAPOR, TOXIC FUMES

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	105862155	Hospitalized injury	Other	Carpenters
2	105862155	Hospitalized injury	Other	Plumbers, pipefitters and steamfitters
3	105862155	Hospitalized injury	Other	Supervisors; plumbers, pipefitters & steamfitters
4	105862155	Hospitalized injury	Other	Plumbers, pipefitters and steamfitters
5	105862155	Hospitalized injury	Other	Plumbers, pipefitters and steamfitters

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