Accident Report Detail
Accident: 14442297 - Employee Exposed To Fatal Concentration Of Hydrogen Sulfide
Accident: 14442297 -- Report ID: 0355122 -- Event Date: 12/14/1986 | |||||||
Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name | ||||
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3355112 | 12/04/1986 | 2823 | Avtex Fibers, Inc. | ||||
EMPLOYEE #1 WAS ATTEMPTING TO THAW A FROZEN PIPELINE WHICH CARRIED A CHEMICAL SOLUTION FROM A RAYON SPINNING PROCESS TO A 10,000 GALLON STORAGE TANK. THE CHEMICAL SOLUTION CONSISTED OF HYDROGEN SULFIDE, WATER, SULFURIC ACID, SODIUM SULFATE, ZINC SULFATE AND CARBON DISULFIDE. EMPLOYEE #1, LOCATED ON TOP OF THE TANK, STUCK HIS HEAD INTO THE MANHOLE WHILE TRYING TO THAW THE LINE AND WAS OVERCOME BY THE HYDROGEN SULFIDE AND CARBON DISULFIDE. | |||||||
Keywords:
unconsciousness, confined space, hydrogen sulfide, work rules, inhalation, chemical reaction, toxic fumes, manhole, sulfuric acid, carbon disulfide
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Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation | |
1 | 3355112 | Fatality | Asphyxia | Supervisors, production occupations |