Accident Report Detail
Accident: 705145 - Exposure To Hydrogen Sulfide Gas
Accident: 705145 -- Report ID: 0352450 -- Event Date: 11/04/1986 | |||||||
Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name | ||||
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18855122 | 11/06/1986 | 2869 | Essex Industrial Chemicals, Inc. | ||||
EMPLOYEE #3, A CHEMICAL PLANT OPERATOR, ADDED EXCESSIVE ACID TO A SODIUM ISOPROPYL XANTHATE SOLUTION, RESULTING IN A RELEASE OF ABOUT 3 POUNDS OF HYDROGEN SULFIDE GAS. EMPLOYEE #3 WAS OVERCOME BY THE GAS, WHILE THE 6 OTHER EMPLOYEES WERE INJURED DURING THE RESCUE PROCEDURE. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS TO THE ACCIDENT INCLUDE: 1. INAPPROPRIATE REACTOR VESSEL PREPARATION (CRITICAL VALVES WERE IN THE WRONG POSTION), 2. OPERATOR FAILURE TO INSPECT VESSEL SETUP AND, 3. USE OF AN INAPPROPRIATE VESSEL (NO HYDROGEN SULFIDE SCRUBBER). | |||||||
Keywords:
unconsciousness, hydrogen sulfide, work rules, inhalation, chemical reaction, toxic fumes, chemical
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Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation | |
1 | 18855122 | Hospitalized injury | Burn(Chemical) | Occupation not reported | |||
2 | 18855122 | Hospitalized injury | Burn(Chemical) | Occupation not reported | |||
3 | 18855122 | Hospitalized injury | Burn(Chemical) | Occupation not reported | |||
4 | 18855122 | Hospitalized injury | Burn(Chemical) | Occupation not reported | |||
5 | 18855122 | Hospitalized injury | Burn(Chemical) | Occupation not reported | |||
6 | 18855122 | Hospitalized injury | Burn(Chemical) | Occupation not reported | |||
7 | 18855122 | Hospitalized injury | Burn(Chemical) | Occupation not reported |