Inspection Detail

Inspection: 305136061 - Fmc Corporation

Inspection Information - Office: Tampa Area Office

Inspection Nr: 305136061

Report ID: 0420600

Date Opened: 01/17/2002

Site Address:
Fmc Corporation
5937 Highway 60 East
Lake Wales, FL 33859

Mailing Address:
400 Fairway Ave., Lakeland, FL 33801

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:7359

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Unprog Rel

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Health

Close Conference: 02/04/2002

Emphasis: S:Amputations, S:Food Processing

Case Closed: 03/19/2002

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Inspection	304986086

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 202317442

Event: 12/17/2001

Employees Injured In Anhydrous Ammonia Release

At approximately 8:55 p.m. on December 17, 2001, there was an uncontrolled release of anhydrous ammonia from the Chiller to the Feldmeir Pasteurizer at the concrete plant. The release trapped three employees in the Quality Control Lab which was adjacent to the Chiller. A total of 11 employees were medically treated with six hospitalized and five treated and released.

Keywords: AMMONIA, CHEMICAL BURN, CONCRETE, BURN, ANHYDROUS AMMONIA, CHEMICAL

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	305136061					Occupation not reported

Thank You for Visiting Our Website

You are exiting the Department of Labor's Web server.

The Department of Labor does not endorse, takes no responsibility for, and exercises no control over the linked organization or its views, or contents, nor does it vouch for the accuracy or accessibility of the information contained on the destination server. The Department of Labor also cannot authorize the use of copyrighted materials contained in linked Web sites. Users must request such authorization from the sponsor of the linked Web site. Thank you for visiting our site. Please click the button below to continue.