Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 956078 - Employee suffers hydrogen sulfide gas exposure at refinery

Accident Summary Nr: 956078 -- Report ID: 0950634 -- Event Date: 04/25/1991
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
112066469	05/01/1991	2911	0	Goldenwest Refining Co.

Abstract: At approximately 10:00 a.m. on April 25, 1991, Employee #1 was exposed to hydrogen sulfide gas while he was water washing down an alki unit vessel at the Golden West Refinery in Santa Fe Springs. He lost consciousness and fell to the work platform floor. He was transported to Whittier Presbyterian Hospital for treatment. No monitoring of the presence of airborne contaminants in the work area was done prior to or during the wash-down. Similar work in the past at this refinery did not result in any overexposure. The employer was cited for a general violation of T8CCR 5155(e)(1).

Keywords: UNCONSCIOUSNESS, ASPHYXIATED, HYDROGEN SULFIDE, WORK RULES, CLEANING, TOXIC ATMOSPHERE, INHALATION, FALL, OVEREXPOSURE, REFINERY

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	112066469			Hospitalized injury	Asphyxia	Occupation not reported

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