Inspection Detail

Inspection: 115652919 - Air Products And Chemicals Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Arizona Division Of Occupational Safety And Health (Adosh)

Inspection Nr: 115652919

Report ID: 0950411

Date Opened: 12/03/1992

Site Address:
Air Products And Chemicals Inc.
2200 W Broadway Rd
Mesa, AZ 85202

Mailing Address:
1501 W Fountainhead Parkway Suite 500, Tempe, AZ 85282

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:2813

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 12/04/1992

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 01/28/1993

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360183016

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170052401

Event: 12/02/1992

Employee injured when gas cabinet explodes

Employee #1 was purging an APCI Gas Guard 100 manual gas panel to remove a blockage in a regulator. The panel contained 700 psi of 10 percent Diborane/Bal silane. While the employee purged the system, a second 100 percent silane panel in a different gas cabinet that was 6 ft away exploded. The debris hurled from the explosion struck Employee #1 in the back of the head and he dropped to the floor. He crawled out of the room and away from the blast area. Employee #1 sustained a laceration behind his left ear, which required 10 stitches. He was held in the hospital for observation for 24 hours to check for a concussion.

Keywords: HEAD, EXPLOSION, LACERATION, STRUCK BY, FLYING OBJECT

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	115652919			Hospitalized injury	Cut/Laceration	Chemical technicians

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