OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #758953

RESPIRATORY,INHALATION,RUPTURE,CHLORINE,GAS LEAK,TOXIC FUMES,CHEMICAL

1987-07-31T00:00:00

Event: RESPIRATORY,INHALATION,RUPTURE,CHLORINE,GAS LEAK,TOXIC FUMES,CHEMICAL
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 758953
Report ID: 551800

Event description

28 EMPLOYEES EXPOSED TO CHLORINE VAPORS

Investigation abstract

A CONNECTION ON A CHLORINE TANK PARTED, ALLOWING CHLORINE GAS TO ESCAPE INTO THE ATMOSPHERE. TWENTY EIGHT CITY EMPLOYEES AND FIRE FIGHTERS EXPERIENCED RESPIRATO RY PROBLEMS DUE TO EXPOSURE TO THE HIGH CONCENTRATION OF ATMOSPHERIC CHLORINE.

Victims (28)

#1 Non-hospitalized injury Age 35 M

Nature of injury
21

Part of body
31

Event type
8

Source
19

Occupation code
417

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
7

Hazardous substance
0640

Task assigned
1
#10 Hospitalized Age 30 M

Nature of injury
21

Part of body
31

Event type
8

Source
19

Occupation code
777

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
7

Hazardous substance
0640

Task assigned
1
#11 Non-hospitalized injury Age 31 M

Nature of injury
21

Part of body
31

Event type
8

Source
19

Occupation code
777

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
7

Hazardous substance
0640

Task assigned
1
#12 Non-hospitalized injury Age 33 M

Nature of injury
21

Part of body
31

Event type
8

Source
19

Occupation code
417

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
7

Hazardous substance
0640

Task assigned
1
#13 Non-hospitalized injury Age 35 M

Nature of injury
21

Part of body
31

Event type
8

Source
19

Occupation code
417

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
7

Hazardous substance
0640

Task assigned
1
#14 Non-hospitalized injury Age 37 M

Nature of injury
21

Part of body
31

Event type
8

Source
19

Occupation code
417

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
7

Hazardous substance
0640

Task assigned
1
#15 Non-hospitalized injury Age 39 M

Nature of injury
21

Part of body
31

Event type
8

Source
19

Occupation code
417

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
7

Hazardous substance
0640

Task assigned
1
#16 Non-hospitalized injury Age 29 M

Nature of injury
21

Part of body
31

Event type
8

Source
19

Occupation code
417

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
7

Hazardous substance
0640

Task assigned
1
#17 Hospitalized Age 27 M

Nature of injury
21

Part of body
31

Event type
8

Source
19

Occupation code
417

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
7

Hazardous substance
0640

Task assigned
1
#18 Hospitalized Age 25 M

Nature of injury
21

Part of body
31

Event type
8

Source
19

Occupation code
417

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
7

Hazardous substance
0640

Task assigned
1
#19 Hospitalized Age 24 M

Nature of injury
21

Part of body
31

Event type
8

Source
19

Occupation code
417

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
7

Hazardous substance
0640

Task assigned
1
#2 Hospitalized Age 47 M

Nature of injury
21

Part of body
31

Event type
8

Source
19

Occupation code
417

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
7

Hazardous substance
0640

Task assigned
1
#20 Hospitalized Age 29 M

Nature of injury
21

Part of body
31

Event type
8

Source
19

Occupation code
417

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
7

Hazardous substance
0640

Task assigned
1
#21 Hospitalized Age 36 M

Nature of injury
21

Part of body
31

Event type
8

Source
19

Occupation code
417

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
7

Hazardous substance
0640

Task assigned
1
#22 Hospitalized Age 30 M

Nature of injury
21

Part of body
31

Event type
8

Source
19

Occupation code
417

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
7

Hazardous substance
0640

Task assigned
1
#23 Hospitalized Age 46 M

Nature of injury
21

Part of body
31

Event type
8

Source
19

Occupation code
417

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
7

Hazardous substance
0640

Task assigned
1
#24 Hospitalized Age 23 M

Nature of injury
21

Part of body
31

Event type
8

Source
19

Occupation code
417

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
7

Hazardous substance
0640

Task assigned
1
#25 Non-hospitalized injury Age 40 M

Nature of injury
21

Part of body
31

Event type
8

Source
19

Occupation code
777

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
7

Hazardous substance
0640

Task assigned
1
#26 Hospitalized Age 30 M

Nature of injury
21

Part of body
31

Event type
8

Source
19

Occupation code
417

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
7

Hazardous substance
0640

Task assigned
1
#27 Hospitalized Age 35 M

Nature of injury
21

Part of body
31

Event type
8

Source
19

Occupation code
417

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
7

Hazardous substance
0640

Task assigned
1
#28 Hospitalized Age 36 M

Nature of injury
21

Part of body
31

Event type
8

Source
19

Occupation code
417

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
7

Hazardous substance
0640

Task assigned
1
#3 Non-hospitalized injury Age 35 M

Nature of injury
21

Part of body
31

Event type
8

Source
19

Occupation code
417

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
7

Hazardous substance
0640

Task assigned
1
#4 Hospitalized Age 40 M

Nature of injury
21

Part of body
31

Event type
8

Source
19

Occupation code
417

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
7

Hazardous substance
0640

Task assigned
1
#5 Hospitalized Age 35 M

Nature of injury
21

Part of body
31

Event type
8

Source
19

Occupation code
417

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
7

Hazardous substance
0640

Task assigned
1
#6 Non-hospitalized injury Age 30 M

Nature of injury
21

Part of body
31

Event type
8

Source
19

Occupation code
777

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
7

Hazardous substance
0640

Task assigned
1
#7 Hospitalized Age 27 M

Nature of injury
21

Part of body
31

Event type
8

Source
19

Occupation code
417

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
7

Hazardous substance
0640

Task assigned
1
#8 Hospitalized Age 25 M

Nature of injury
21

Part of body
31

Event type
8

Source
19

Occupation code
417

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
7

Hazardous substance
0640

Task assigned
1
#9 Hospitalized Age 30 M

Nature of injury
21

Part of body
31

Event type
8

Source
19

Occupation code
777

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
7

Hazardous substance
0640

Task assigned
1

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