Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 978213 - Employees injured by release of hot chemical vapors

Accident Summary Nr: 978213 -- Report ID: 0454712 -- Event Date: 05/08/1994
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
120552682	05/09/1994	2869	0	Eastman Chemical Company

Abstract: Employee #1 was operating an electrical switch that energized an electric valve that was supposed to be locked out. The energized valve allowed 600 degrees Fahrenheit downtherm to escape from a pipe where a pump had been removed. Employee #1 suffered second- and third-degree burns from the hot vapors. A fire of downtherm vapor and liquid ensued. Four fire fighters (company employees) suffered smoke inhalation and were treated at the employer's medical facility.

Keywords: BURN, VAPOR, ELECTRIC SWITCH, WORK RULES, FIRE, LOCKOUT, VALVE, ACCIDENTAL DISCHARGE, SMOKE INHALATION, CHEMICAL

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	120552682			Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Occupation not reported

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