OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14483929
STAUFFER CHEMICAL CO
ARDSLEY, NY—
Event description
One injured, one died of heart attack following explosion
Investigation abstract
Employee #2 was unloading carbon disulfide from a 3,800 gal tank truck. He was f ollowing normal operating procedures when an explosion occurred at the waste tre atment #1 south tank. Employee #1 ran from his office to the explosion scene, wh ere he collapsed after suffering a fatal heart attack. Employee #2 was hospitali zed. The explosion was the result of carbon disulfide leaking into the waste tre atment tank.
Victims (2)
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#1 Fatality Age 63 M
- Nature of injury
- 21
- Part of body
- 31
- Event type
- 12
- Source
- 43
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 14
- Environmental factor
- 18
- Task assigned
- 1
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#2 Hospitalized Age 40 M
- Nature of injury
- 5
- Part of body
- 9
- Event type
- 14
- Source
- 16
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 10
- Hazardous substance
- 0540
- Task assigned
- 1
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