TEXAS CITY, TEXAS—
Total Safety U. S., Inc.
Inhalation of harmful substance-single episode · Other respiratory system symptoms-toxic, noxious, or allergenic effect
Final narrative
An employee was threading and preparing to install a fire water pipe when several employees began to experience respiratory irritation. A visible plume of hydrofluoric acid gas was in the vicinity. The crew began evacuating the unit and an employee was hospitalized for treatment.
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