OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14250351

RESPIRATORY,INHALATION,CHLORINE,PIPELINE,GAS LEAK,TOXIC FUMES

1986-07-09T15:00:00

Event: RESPIRATORY,INHALATION,CHLORINE,PIPELINE,GAS LEAK,TOXIC FUMES
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 14250351
Report ID: 453710

Event description

EMPLOYEE EXPOSED TO LEAKING CHLORINE GAS

Investigation abstract

AT APPROXIMATELY 3 PM ON JULY 9, 1986, A CHLORINE LEAK OCCURED WHEN A LOW PRESSU RE SENSING DEVICE ALLOWED 300 POUNDS OF CHLORINE GAS TO ESCAPE. (THE DEVICE FAIL ED BECAUSE OF METAL FATIGUE.) EMPLOYEE #1 WAS WORKING IN THE WOOD PREPARATION AR EA AND INHALED SOME OF THE CHLORINE FUMES.

Victim

#1 Non-hospitalized injury Age 38 M

Nature of injury
21

Part of body
28

Event type
8

Source
9

Occupation code
733

Human factor
10

Environmental factor
7

Hazardous substance
0640

Task assigned
1

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