Accident Report Detail
Accident: 14312086 - Five Employees Injured When Reactor Explodes
Accident: 14312086 -- Report ID: 0213900 -- Event Date: 05/13/1986 | |||||||
Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name | ||||
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17779364 | 05/14/1986 | 7363 | Ogdon Allied Services Corporation | ||||
Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name | ||||
17779372 | 05/13/1986 | 2821 | B. F. Goodrich Chemical Co. | ||||
Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name | ||||
17779364 | 05/14/1986 | 7363 | Ogdon Allied Services Corporation | ||||
At approximately 12:55 p.m. on May 13, 1986, Employees #1, #2, and #3 of B. F. Goodrich and Employees #4 and #5 of Ogdor Allied Services Corporation, an on-site contractor, were in the vicinity when .a polyvinyl chloride reactor, which had been changed and set up to start the reaction, released a massive amount of vinyl chloride through a manway. The manway came loose and struck the overhead piping and structural beams, resulting in an explosion and fire that injured Employees #1 through #5. Employees #1, #2, and #3 were sent to the hospital: Employee #1 was admitted and treated for burns; Employee #2 was treated for burns and heat exhaustion; and Employee #3 was treated for burns. Employees #4 and #5 were treated for bruises and sprains. | |||||||
Keywords:
explosion, heat exhaustion, polyvinyl chloride, contusion, burn, reactor, fire, accidental discharge, sprain
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Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation | |
1 | 17779364 | Non Hospitalized injury | Bruise/Contus/Abras | Occupation not reported | |||
2 | 17779372 | Non Hospitalized injury | Burn/Scald(Heat) | Occupation not reported | |||
3 | 17779372 | Hospitalized injury | Burn/Scald(Heat) | Occupation not reported | |||
4 | 17779372 | Non Hospitalized injury | Heat Exhaustion | Occupation not reported | |||
5 | 17779364 | Non Hospitalized injury | Bruise/Contus/Abras | Occupation not reported |