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Accident Summary Nr: 200373413 - Six Employees Are Killed by Chlorine Gas from Railroad Car

Accident Summary Nr: 200373413 -- Report ID: 0454510 -- Event Date: 01/06/2005
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
308233089	01/19/2005	2211	313210	Avondale Mill, Inc.

Abstract: On January 6, 2005, Employees #1, #2, #3, #4, #5 and #6, while working at the work stations, died from exposure to chlorine gas from a ruptured railroad tank car, which was damaged from a train derailment on a rail line near the work site.

Keywords: BURN, LUNG, VAPOR, RAILROAD CAR, INHALATION, GAS, CHLORINE, RAILROAD, CHEMICAL

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	308233089	Fatality	Burn(Chemical)	Miscellaneous textile machine operators
2	308233089	Fatality	Burn(Chemical)	Miscellaneous textile machine operators
3	308233089	Fatality	Burn(Chemical)	Miscellaneous textile machine operators
4	308233089	Fatality	Burn(Chemical)	Miscellaneous textile machine operators
5	308233089	Fatality	Burn(Chemical)	Miscellaneous textile machine operators
6	308233089	Fatality	Burn(Chemical)	Miscellaneous textile machine operators

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