Arch Chemicals Inc. - Accident History

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Accident on 1997-01-15 02:00:00

Industry (NAICS):All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing (325199)
Duration of Release:09:00:00

Release Event

Gas Release?n
Liquid Spill/Evaporation?y
Fire?n
Explosion?n

Release Source

Storage Vessel:y
Piping:n
Process Vessel:n
Transfer Hose:n
Valve:n
Pump:n
Joint:n
Other Release Source:

Weather Conditions at the Time of Event

Wind: 7 Miles an Hour blowing South at 20 Degrees Fahrenheit
Atmospheric Stability Class:c
Precipitation Present?n
Unknown Weather Conditions?n

On-Site Impacts

Employee or Contractor Deaths:0
Public Responder Deaths:0
Public Deaths:0
Employee or Contractor Injuries:0
Public Responder Injuries:0
Public Injuries:0
On-site Property Damage ($):20000

Known Off-Site Impacts

Deaths:0
Hospitalization:0
Other Medical Treatments:0
Evacuated:0
Sheltered-in-place:0
Off-site Property Damage ($):1908

Environmental Damage

Fish or Animal Kills:n
Tree, Lawn, Shrub, or Crop Damage:n
Water Contamination:y
Soil Contamination:n
Other Environmental Damage:

Initiating Event

Initiating Event:Equipment failure

Contributing Factors

Equipment failure:y
Human error:n
Improper procedures:y
Overpressurization:n
Upset condition:n
By-pass condition:y
Maintenance activity/inactivity:n
Process design failure:n
Unsuitable equipment:n
Unusual weather condition:y
Managment error:n
Other contributing factor:

Off-site Responders Notified

Off-site Responders Notified?Notified Only

Changes Introduced as a Result of the Accident

Improved or upgraded equipment:n
Revised maintenance:n
Revised training:n
Revised operating procedures:y
New process controls:n
New mitigation systems:n
Revised emergency response plan:n
Changed process:n
Reduced inventory:n
None:n
Other changes introduced:

Confidention Business Information

CBI claimed?n

Chemicals in Accident History

100% of 16000 lbs. of the Toxic Chemical "Propylene Oxide [Oxirane, Methyl-]", CAS: 75-56-9.

Accident on 1997-05-20 08:40:00

Industry (NAICS):All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing (325199)
Duration of Release:10:30:00

Release Event

Gas Release?y
Liquid Spill/Evaporation?y
Fire?n
Explosion?n

Release Source

Storage Vessel:y
Piping:n
Process Vessel:n
Transfer Hose:n
Valve:n
Pump:n
Joint:n
Other Release Source:

Weather Conditions at the Time of Event

Wind: 3.5 Miles an Hour blowing North East at 57 Degrees Fahrenheit
Atmospheric Stability Class:c
Precipitation Present?n
Unknown Weather Conditions?n

On-Site Impacts

Employee or Contractor Deaths:0
Public Responder Deaths:0
Public Deaths:0
Employee or Contractor Injuries:1
Public Responder Injuries:0
Public Injuries:0
On-site Property Damage ($):0

Known Off-Site Impacts

Deaths:0
Hospitalization:0
Other Medical Treatments:0
Evacuated:0
Sheltered-in-place:0
Off-site Property Damage ($):0

Environmental Damage

Fish or Animal Kills:n
Tree, Lawn, Shrub, or Crop Damage:n
Water Contamination:n
Soil Contamination:n
Other Environmental Damage:None

Initiating Event

Initiating Event:Human error

Contributing Factors

Equipment failure:n
Human error:n
Improper procedures:n
Overpressurization:n
Upset condition:n
By-pass condition:n
Maintenance activity/inactivity:y
Process design failure:n
Unsuitable equipment:n
Unusual weather condition:n
Managment error:n
Other contributing factor:

Off-site Responders Notified

Off-site Responders Notified?Notified Only

Changes Introduced as a Result of the Accident

Improved or upgraded equipment:y
Revised maintenance:n
Revised training:n
Revised operating procedures:n
New process controls:n
New mitigation systems:n
Revised emergency response plan:n
Changed process:n
Reduced inventory:n
None:n
Other changes introduced:

Confidention Business Information

CBI claimed?n

Chemicals in Accident History

100% of 20000 lbs. of the Flammable Chemical "Ethylene [Ethene]", CAS: 74-85-1.

Accident on 1997-08-20 04:00:00

Industry (NAICS):All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing (325199)
Duration of Release:20:00:00

Release Event

Gas Release?n
Liquid Spill/Evaporation?y
Fire?n
Explosion?n

Release Source

Storage Vessel:n
Piping:y
Process Vessel:n
Transfer Hose:n
Valve:n
Pump:n
Joint:n
Other Release Source:

Weather Conditions at the Time of Event

Wind: 9 Meters a Second blowing South West at 67 Degrees Fahrenheit
Atmospheric Stability Class:d
Precipitation Present?n
Unknown Weather Conditions?n

On-Site Impacts

Employee or Contractor Deaths:0
Public Responder Deaths:0
Public Deaths:0
Employee or Contractor Injuries:0
Public Responder Injuries:0
Public Injuries:0
On-site Property Damage ($):0

Known Off-Site Impacts

Deaths:0
Hospitalization:0
Other Medical Treatments:0
Evacuated:0
Sheltered-in-place:0
Off-site Property Damage ($):15449

Environmental Damage

Fish or Animal Kills:n
Tree, Lawn, Shrub, or Crop Damage:n
Water Contamination:y
Soil Contamination:n
Other Environmental Damage:

Initiating Event

Initiating Event:Human error

Contributing Factors

Equipment failure:n
Human error:y
Improper procedures:n
Overpressurization:y
Upset condition:n
By-pass condition:y
Maintenance activity/inactivity:n
Process design failure:n
Unsuitable equipment:n
Unusual weather condition:n
Managment error:n
Other contributing factor:

Off-site Responders Notified

Off-site Responders Notified?Notified Only

Changes Introduced as a Result of the Accident

Improved or upgraded equipment:n
Revised maintenance:n
Revised training:n
Revised operating procedures:y
New process controls:n
New mitigation systems:n
Revised emergency response plan:n
Changed process:n
Reduced inventory:n
None:n
Other changes introduced:

Confidention Business Information

CBI claimed?n

Chemicals in Accident History

100% of 2389 lbs. of the Toxic Chemical "Ethylene Oxide [Oxirane]", CAS: 75-21-8.

Accident on 1998-05-15 06:45:00

Industry (NAICS):All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing (325199)
Duration of Release:10:00:00

Release Event

Gas Release?n
Liquid Spill/Evaporation?y
Fire?n
Explosion?n

Release Source

Storage Vessel:n
Piping:n
Process Vessel:y
Transfer Hose:n
Valve:n
Pump:n
Joint:n
Other Release Source:

Weather Conditions at the Time of Event

Wind: 8.1 Miles an Hour blowing South South West at 77 Degrees Fahrenheit
Atmospheric Stability Class:c
Precipitation Present?n
Unknown Weather Conditions?n

On-Site Impacts

Employee or Contractor Deaths:0
Public Responder Deaths:0
Public Deaths:0
Employee or Contractor Injuries:0
Public Responder Injuries:0
Public Injuries:0
On-site Property Damage ($):5000

Known Off-Site Impacts

Deaths:0
Hospitalization:0
Other Medical Treatments:0
Evacuated:0
Sheltered-in-place:0
Off-site Property Damage ($):0

Environmental Damage

Fish or Animal Kills:n
Tree, Lawn, Shrub, or Crop Damage:n
Water Contamination:y
Soil Contamination:n
Other Environmental Damage:

Initiating Event

Initiating Event:Equipment failure

Contributing Factors

Equipment failure:y
Human error:n
Improper procedures:n
Overpressurization:n
Upset condition:n
By-pass condition:y
Maintenance activity/inactivity:n
Process design failure:n
Unsuitable equipment:n
Unusual weather condition:n
Managment error:n
Other contributing factor:

Off-site Responders Notified

Off-site Responders Notified?No, not Notified

Changes Introduced as a Result of the Accident

Improved or upgraded equipment:y
Revised maintenance:n
Revised training:n
Revised operating procedures:y
New process controls:n
New mitigation systems:n
Revised emergency response plan:n
Changed process:n
Reduced inventory:n
None:n
Other changes introduced:

Confidention Business Information

CBI claimed?n

Chemicals in Accident History

100% of 600 lbs. of the Toxic Chemical "Propylene Oxide [Oxirane, Methyl-]", CAS: 75-56-9.

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