Inspection Detail

Inspection: 106614498 - Shell Oil Company

Inspection Information - Office: Houston North Area Office

Inspection Nr: 106614498

Report ID: 0626600

Date Opened: 07/31/1989

Site Address:
Shell Oil Company
Hwy. 225 At Center Street
Deer Park, TX 77536

Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 100, Deer Park, TX 77536

Union Status: Union

SIC:2869

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 09/05/1989

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 09/13/1989

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 14412258

Event: 07/28/1989

TEN EMPLOYEES INJURED WHEN EXPOSED TO SULFUR DIOXIDE

Ten employees were erecting a substation building. Seventy five feet away, two vacuum trucks were removing burning sulfur from SR4. The burning sulfur mixed with the air inside the vacuum trucks, creating sulfur dioxide gas. The sulfur dioxide gas was vented to the air outside the trucks, exposing the ten employees. Employees #1, 2, 3, 8, and 10 were treated but not hospitalized. Employees #4, 5, 6, 7, and 9 were hospitalized.

Keywords: CONSTRUCTION, NAUSEA, RESPIRATORY TRACT, SULFUR DIOXIDE, VACUUM VESSEL

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	106614498					Occupation Not Listed

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