Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14425268 - Employees exposed to chlorine during leak

Accident Summary Nr: 14425268 -- Report ID: 0729300 -- Event Date: 09/18/1992
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
106545312	09/18/1992	2869	0	Mallinckrodt Inc.

Abstract: Pipe fitters disconnected a cylinder containing 1,400 pounds of chlorine without fully closing the cylinder valve. As a result, approximately 1,000 pounds of chlorine was released. Employees #1 through #5, working in an adjacent building, were evacuated from the building through the vapor cloud. They were admitted to a hospital and stayed overnight for observation. None of the employees suffered any detectable lung damage. While the company determined that the valve had stuck open, it could not determine a cause for the stuck valve.

Keywords: CYLINDER, STUCK, WORK RULES, CHLORINE, AIR CONTAMINATION, VALVE, GAS LEAK

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	106545312	Hospitalized injury	Burn(Chemical)	Millwrights
2	106545312	Hospitalized injury	Burn(Chemical)	Machine operators, not specified
3	106545312	Hospitalized injury	Burn(Chemical)	Supervisors, production occupations
4	106545312	Hospitalized injury	Burn(Chemical)	Machine operators, not specified
5	106545312	Hospitalized injury	Burn(Chemical)	Millwrights

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