OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #783753
LOUISVILLE GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY
LOUISVILLE, KY·
Event description
CHLORINE TANK LEAK
Investigation abstract
AN EMPLOYEE WAS CLOSING THE VALVE ON A CHLORINE TANK AT AN ELECTRIC UTILITY PLAN T. THE VALVE BROKE, CAUSING A LEAK OF CHLORINE GAS. TWO EMPLOYEES IN THE IMMEDIA TE VICINITY (THE ONE WHO WAS CLOSING THE VALVE AND ONE OTHER WORKER; EMPLOYEES # 1 AND #2) RAN AND SOUNDED AN ALARM. THREE OTHER EMPLOYEES (#3, #4, AND #5) WENT TO THE EMERGENCY RESPONSE ROOM, GOT SUITED UP, AND CLOSED THE VALVE. A TOTAL OF 15 EMPLOYEES WERE EXPOSED TO THE CHLORINE AND WENT TO THE HOSPITAL. ALL OF THEM EXCEPT THE EMPLOYEE WHO ORIGINALLY CLOSED THE VALVE WERE TREATED AND RELEASED. T HE OTHER EMPLOYEE WAS HOSPITALIZED.
Victims (15)
-
#1 Hospitalized Age 45 M
- Nature of injury
- 2
- Part of body
- 28
- Event type
- 8
- Source
- 9
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 14
- Environmental factor
- 7
- Hazardous substance
- 0640
- Task assigned
- 1
-
#10 Non-hospitalized injury Age 28 M
- Nature of injury
- 2
- Part of body
- 28
- Event type
- 8
- Source
- 9
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 14
- Environmental factor
- 7
- Hazardous substance
- 0640
- Task assigned
- 1
-
#11 Non-hospitalized injury Age 37 M
- Nature of injury
- 2
- Part of body
- 28
- Event type
- 8
- Source
- 9
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 14
- Environmental factor
- 7
- Hazardous substance
- 0640
- Task assigned
- 1
-
#12 Non-hospitalized injury Age 32 M
- Nature of injury
- 2
- Part of body
- 28
- Event type
- 8
- Source
- 9
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 14
- Environmental factor
- 7
- Hazardous substance
- 0640
- Task assigned
- 1
-
#13 Non-hospitalized injury Age 43 M
- Nature of injury
- 2
- Part of body
- 28
- Event type
- 8
- Source
- 9
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 14
- Environmental factor
- 7
- Hazardous substance
- 0640
- Task assigned
- 1
-
#14 Non-hospitalized injury Age 43 M
- Nature of injury
- 2
- Part of body
- 28
- Event type
- 8
- Source
- 9
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 14
- Environmental factor
- 7
- Hazardous substance
- 0640
- Task assigned
- 1
-
#15 Non-hospitalized injury Age 28 M
- Nature of injury
- 2
- Part of body
- 28
- Event type
- 8
- Source
- 9
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 14
- Environmental factor
- 7
- Hazardous substance
- 0640
- Task assigned
- 1
-
#2 Non-hospitalized injury Age 46 M
- Nature of injury
- 2
- Part of body
- 28
- Event type
- 8
- Source
- 9
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 14
- Environmental factor
- 7
- Hazardous substance
- 0640
- Task assigned
- 1
-
#3 Non-hospitalized injury Age 40 M
- Nature of injury
- 2
- Part of body
- 28
- Event type
- 8
- Source
- 9
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 14
- Environmental factor
- 7
- Hazardous substance
- 0640
- Task assigned
- 1
-
#4 Non-hospitalized injury Age 35 M
- Nature of injury
- 2
- Part of body
- 28
- Event type
- 8
- Source
- 9
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 14
- Environmental factor
- 7
- Hazardous substance
- 0640
- Task assigned
- 1
-
#5 Non-hospitalized injury Age 32 M
- Nature of injury
- 2
- Part of body
- 28
- Event type
- 8
- Source
- 9
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 14
- Environmental factor
- 7
- Hazardous substance
- 0640
- Task assigned
- 1
-
#6 Non-hospitalized injury Age 31 M
- Nature of injury
- 2
- Part of body
- 28
- Event type
- 8
- Source
- 9
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 14
- Environmental factor
- 7
- Hazardous substance
- 0640
- Task assigned
- 1
-
#7 Non-hospitalized injury Age 36 M
- Nature of injury
- 2
- Part of body
- 28
- Event type
- 8
- Source
- 9
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 14
- Environmental factor
- 7
- Hazardous substance
- 0640
- Task assigned
- 1
-
#8 Non-hospitalized injury Age 30 M
- Nature of injury
- 2
- Part of body
- 28
- Event type
- 8
- Source
- 9
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 14
- Environmental factor
- 7
- Hazardous substance
- 0640
- Task assigned
- 1
-
#9 Non-hospitalized injury Age 30 M
- Nature of injury
- 2
- Part of body
- 28
- Event type
- 8
- Source
- 9
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 14
- Environmental factor
- 7
- Hazardous substance
- 0640
- Task assigned
- 1
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