OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221404163
HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC.
GEISMAR, LA·
Event description
Employee is killed when sprayed by hydrogen fluoride
Investigation abstract
At 11:50 a.m. on October 21, 2021, an employee was assisting his coworkers troubleshoot the fresh hydrogen fluoride system to the vaporizer. The employee was looking at an actuator that was across from a whisping flange when the flange failed and sprayed hydrogen fluoride on him. The employee screamed and his coworkers came to his assistance. They escorted the employee to a safety shower that was out of the plume of the chemical release. Onsite medical responders provided care to the employee until an ambulance arrived to take him to the hospital, where he died from his injuries.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 51 M
- Event type
- 10
- Occupation code
- 844
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