Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 953166 - One employee killed, one injured as pressurized valve fails

Accident Summary Nr: 953166 -- Report ID: 0355118 -- Event Date: 02/26/1991
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
105771414	02/26/1991	2823	0	Hoechst Celanese Corporation

Abstract: At approximately 12:40 p.m. on February 26, 1991, Employees #1 and #2, both millwrights, were leak testing a 36 in. valve with 102 psi of air pressure, even though the valve had a maximum test pressure of 80 psi. The valve became overpressurized and its structural integrity failed, causing a violent breach in the valve disc area. Employee #1 sustained fatal head injuries from the from the sudden release of air pressure. Employee #2 suffered a contusion to the left lateral thigh, for which he received first aid treatment.

Keywords: AIR PRESSURE, HEAD, MAINTENANCE, WORK RULES, MILLWRIGHT, HIGH PRESSURE, VALVE, STRUCK BY, FLYING OBJECT, CONTUSION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	105771414			Fatality	Other	Supervisors; plumbers, pipefitters & steamfitters
2	105771414			Non Hospitalized injury	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Millwrights

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