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Inspection: 17701376 - Helix Associates, Inc.
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Inspection Information - Office: Inactive-Wilmington | ||||
| Nr: 17701376 | Report ID: 0317020 | Open Date: 08/19/1986 | ||
| Helix Associates, Inc. | ||||
| 835 Dawson Drive, Delaware Industrial Park Newark, DE 19713 | Union Status: NonUnion | |||
| SIC: 2899/Chemicals and Chemical Preparations, Not Elsewhere Classified | ||||
| Inspection Type: | Accident | |||
| Scope: | Partial | Advanced Notice: | N | |
| Ownership: | Private | |||
| Safety/Health: | Safety | Close Conference: | 11/24/1986 | |
| Close Case: | 12/31/1986 | |||
| Related Activity: | Type | ID | Safety | Health |
| Accident | 360530208 | |||
| Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Violations | 2 | 2 | ||||
| Current Violations | 2 | 2 | ||||
| Initial Penalty | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Current Penalty | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| FTA Amount | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| # | ID | Type | Standard | Issuance | Abate | Curr$ | Init$ | Fta$ | Contest | LastEvent | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 01001 | Other | 19040002 A | 12/15/1986 | 12/29/1986 | $0 | $0 | $0 | - | ||
| 2. | 01002 | Other | 19040005 C | 12/15/1986 | 12/29/1986 | $0 | $0 | $0 | - |
Accident Investigation Summary | ||||||
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| Summary Nr: 14317598 | Event: 08/18/1986 | Employees Suffered Minor Chemical Burns After Reactor Burst | ||||
| EMPLOYEES #1 AND #2 WERE FORMULATING AN ANTIMALARIAL DRUG, USING GLYCERIN, SULFURIC ACID, ANISOL AND IODINE AS COMPONENTS. THE CHEMICALS WERE BEING MIXED IN A CLOSED REACTOR. AN UNCONTROLLED EXOTHERMIC REACTION OCCURRED, CAUSING THE REACTOR TO RUPTURE. A VAPOR CLOUD WAS RELEASED. BOTH EMPLOYEES SUFFERED MINOR CHEMICAL BURNS AND LEG INJURIES WHEN THEY EVACUATED THE PLANT. | ||||||
| Keywords: rupture, chemical reaction, chemical burn, toxic fumes, chemical, leg | ||||||
| Inspection | Degree | Nature | Occupation | |||
| 1 | 17701376 | Hospitalized injury | Burn(Chemical) | Mixing and blending machine operators | ||
| 2 | 17701376 | Hospitalized injury | Burn(Chemical) | Mixing and blending machine operators | ||