Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 958611 - Employee inhales anhydrous ammonia when gasket ruptures

Accident Summary Nr: 958611 -- Report ID: 0950624 -- Event Date: 11/12/1991
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
111922522	11/13/1991	4212	0	John Perez And Sons Trucking, Cal-Ammonia

Abstract: Employee #1, a truck driver for John Perez & Sons Trucking, was filling his tank truck at a California Ammonia distribution facility at the Port of Stockton with aqua ammonia when a gasket ruptured in a metering device, spewing out anhydrous ammonia in the neighboring bay. Employee #1 was on top of his truck at the time and left immediately according to procedures. He was assisted by a California Ammonia Co. employee after he crossed an access ramp to an adjacent platform and went down the stairs. Employee #1 was hospitalized. Employee #1 had hauled various chemicals over 30 years and had a hazardous materials endorsement on his driver's license.

Keywords: TANK TRUCK, GASKET, INHALATION, EQUIPMENT FAILURE, RUPTURE, ANHYDROUS AMMONIA, SPILL, TRUCK DRIVER

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	111922522			Hospitalized injury	Burn(Chemical)	Truck drivers, heavy

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