Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200552958 - Eight employees are hospitalized from chlorine gas exposure

Accident Summary Nr: 200552958 -- Report ID: 0625700 -- Event Date: 07/20/2003
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
305960304	07/20/2003	2819	325188	Honeywell International, Inc

Abstract: At approximately 3:00 p.m. on July 20, 2003, eight employees smelled chlorine in the control room they were working in. The employees immediately began tracing the odor to the source, which was a leak in a heat exchanger of a brine holding tank. The chlorine from the holding tank had gotten into the Johnston Vertical Submergible Pumps, deteriorated the seals, and caused the pumps to fail. The chlorine released into the space during the incident affected all eight employees, requiring hospitalization.

Keywords: LEAK, ASPHYXIATED, GAS, CHLORINE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	305960304	Hospitalized injury	Other	Occupation not reported
2	305960304	Hospitalized injury	Other	Occupation not reported
3	305960304	Hospitalized injury	Other	Occupation not reported
4	305960304	Hospitalized injury	Other	Occupation not reported
5	305960304	Hospitalized injury	Other	Occupation not reported
6	305960304	Hospitalized injury	Other	Occupation not reported
7	305960304	Hospitalized injury	Other	Occupation not reported
8	305960304	Hospitalized injury	Other	Occupation not reported

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