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Inspection Information - Office: Baton Rouge | ||||
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| Nr: 1624113 | Report ID: 0625700 | Open Date: 08/09/1984 | ||
| Hall Buck Marine Services Co | ||||
| Coke Terminal Facilities West End Of Gsu Rd Baton Rouge, LA 70806 | Union Status: NonUnion | |||
| SIC: 1629/Heavy Construction, Not Elsewhere Classified | ||||
| Mailing: Po Box 35, Burnside, LA 70738 | ||||
| Inspection Type: | Accident | |||
| Scope: | Partial | Advanced Notice: | N | |
| Ownership: | Private | |||
| Safety/Health: | Safety | Close Conference: | 08/09/1984 | |
| Close Case: | 08/09/1984 | |||
| Related Activity: | Type | ID | Safety | Health |
| Accident | 360551303 | |||
Accident Investigation Summary | ||||||
| Summary Nr: 14259683 | Event: 08/09/1984 | Employees Inhaled Toxic Vapors; Thought To Be Chlorine Gas | ||||
| AT 7:40 AM ON AUGUST 9, 1984, EMPLOYEES #1 THRU #15 WERE WORKING AT A MARINE TERMINAL CONSTRUCTION SITE WEST OF G.S.U. RD. IN BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA. THERE WAS SOME MORNING FOG. A GRAY CLOUD WAS SEEN NORTH OF THE WORKSITE. THE CLOUD APPEARED TO MOVE TOWARD THE RIVER AND THEN TOWARDS THE SOUTHEAST, DIRECTLY ACROSS THE CONSTRUCTION SITE. 15 EMPLOYEES WERE SENT TO A LOCAL HOSPITAL, WHERE THEY WERE TREATED AND RELEASED. NO SIREN OR ALARM WAS HEARD BY ANYONE ON THE SITE. THE GENERAL CONTRACTOR HAD PERFORMED HYDROGEN SULFIDE AND METHANE DETECTION TESTS AT THE WORKSITE PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT. THESE TESTS PROVED NEGATIVE. THE ORIGIN OF THE CLOUD REMAINS UNDETERMINED. | ||||||
| Keywords: alarm, toxic atmosphere, construction, inhalation, chlorine | ||||||
| Inspection | Degree | Nature | Occupation | |||
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| 1 | 1624113 | Hospitalized injury | Other | Occupation not reported | ||
| 2 | 1624113 | Hospitalized injury | Other | Occupation not reported | ||
| 3 | 1624113 | Hospitalized injury | Other | Occupation not reported | ||
| 4 | 1624113 | Hospitalized injury | Other | Occupation not reported | ||
| 5 | 1624113 | Hospitalized injury | Other | Occupation not reported | ||
| 6 | 1624113 | Hospitalized injury | Other | Occupation not reported | ||
| 7 | 1624113 | Hospitalized injury | Other | Occupation not reported | ||
| 8 | 1624113 | Hospitalized injury | Other | Occupation not reported | ||
| 9 | 1624113 | Hospitalized injury | Other | Occupation not reported | ||
| 10 | 1624113 | Hospitalized injury | Other | Occupation not reported | ||
| 11 | 1624113 | Hospitalized injury | Other | Occupation not reported | ||
| 12 | 1624113 | Hospitalized injury | Other | Occupation not reported | ||
| 13 | 1624113 | Hospitalized injury | Other | Occupation not reported | ||
| 14 | 1624113 | Hospitalized injury | Other | Occupation not reported | ||
| 15 | 1624113 | Hospitalized injury | Other | Occupation not reported | ||