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Inspection Information - Office: Tampa | ||||
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| Nr: 100381029 | Report ID: 0420600 | Open Date: 11/22/1985 | ||
| Eci Division Of E-Systems, Inc | ||||
| 1501 72nd St St Petersburg, FL 33710 | Union Status: Union | |||
| SIC: 3669/Communications Equipment, Not Elsewhere Classified | ||||
| Mailing: 1501 72nd St, St Petersburg, FL 33710 | ||||
| Inspection Type: | Accident | |||
| Scope: | Partial | Advanced Notice: | N | |
| Ownership: | Private | |||
| Safety/Health: | Health | Close Conference: | 12/18/1985 | |
| Close Case: | 01/14/1986 | |||
| Related Activity: | Type | ID | Safety | Health |
| Accident | 360575336 | |||
Violation Summary | ||||||
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| Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total | |
| Initial Violations | 2 | 2 | ||||
| Current Violations | 2 | 2 | ||||
| Initial Penalty | $1,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $1,000 |
| Current Penalty | $1,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $1,000 |
| FTA Amount | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Violation Items | |||||||||||
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| # | ID | Type | Standard | Issuance | Abate | Curr$ | Init$ | Fta$ | Contest | LastEvent | |
| 1. | 01001 | Serious | 5A0001 | 01/06/1986 | 01/10/1986 | $640 | $640 | $0 | - | ||
| 2. | 01002 | Serious | 19100094 D10 | 01/06/1986 | 01/10/1986 | $360 | $360 | $0 | - | ||
Accident Investigation Summary | ||||||
| Summary Nr: 14346464 | Event: 11/22/1985 | Chemical Reaction Caused Drum To Explode, Employees Injured | ||||
| THE EMPLOYEES WERE POURING CHEMICAL WASTE FROM A SMALL CONTAINER INTO A LARGER DRUM FOR SUBSEQUENT DISPOSAL. THE DRUM CONTAINED SILVER CYANDIDE. THE SMALLER CONTAINER HELD HYDROGEN PEROXIDE. AS THE TWO CHEMICALS WERE MIXED, THE DRUM'S INTERNAL PRESSURE RAPIDLY ROSE. THE DRUM RUPTURED, SPLASHING ITS CONTENTS ON EMPLOYEES #1 AND #2. THEY WERE HOSPITALIZED WITH CHEMICAL BURNS. UP TO 48 OTHER PERSONS, INCLUDING COMPANY EMPLOYEES, TRANSIENTS AND RESCUE WORKERS WERE TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL FOR OBSERVATION DUE TO POSSIBLE EXPOSURE TO TOXIC SMOKE AND FUMES FROM THE EXPLOSION. THE PRIMARY CAUSE OF THE ACCIDENT WAS THE MISLABELLING OF THE HYDROGEN PEROXIDE CONTAINER. | ||||||
| Keywords: hydrogen peroxide, drum, explosion, chemical reaction, high pressure, chemical burn, chemical | ||||||
| Inspection | Degree | Nature | Occupation | |||
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| 1 | 100381029 | Occupation Not Listed | ||||
| 2 | 100381029 | Hospitalized injury | Burn(Chemical) | Occupation not reported | ||
| 3 | 100381029 | Hospitalized injury | Burn(Chemical) | Occupation not reported | ||