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Inspection: 18352765 - Pcr, Inc.
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Inspection Information - Office: Jacksonville | ||||
| Nr: 18352765 | Report ID: 0419700 | Open Date: 11/22/1991 | ||
| Pcr, Inc. | ||||
| 5002 Sperry Drive Gainesville, FL 32602 | Union Status: NonUnion | |||
| SIC: 2819/Industrial Inorganic Chemicals, Not Elsewhere Classified | ||||
| Mailing: P.O. Box 1466, Gainesville, FL 32602 | ||||
| Inspection Type: | Accident | |||
| Scope: | Partial | Advanced Notice: | N | |
| Ownership: | Private | |||
| Safety/Health: | Health | Close Conference: | 01/31/1992 | |
| Close Case: | 02/10/1992 | |||
| Related Activity: | Type | ID | Safety | Health |
| Accident | 360129662 | |||
Accident Investigation Summary | ||||||
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| Summary Nr: 14353502 | Event: 11/22/1991 | One Employee Killed And One Injured In Exothermic Explosion | ||||
| On November 22, 1991, Employee #1 was loosening the experimental slurry in a 100 lb cylinder as part of a research and development project process. The cylinder had been placed on and secured to an inversion stand so that the slurry would mix/loosen for the transfer into a 200 gallon reaction vessel through a hose connection between the cylinder and the vessel. Employee #2 was ready to open the hose. Before the slurry could be charged into the vessel, the cylinder exploded, killing Employee #1 and seriously injuring Employee #2. A probable cause could be an exothermic reaction within the cylinder that resulted in instantaneous excessive pressure that detonated the cylinder. | ||||||
| Keywords: cylinder, explosion, chemical reaction, high pressure, high temperature | ||||||
| Inspection | Degree | Nature | Occupation | |||
| 1 | 18352765 | Occupation Not Listed | ||||