BAYER ADDYSTON OHIO PLANT - Accident History

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Accident on 1998-11-06 13:34:00

Industry (NAICS):Petrochemical Manufacturing (32511)
Duration of Release:00:05:00

Release Event

Gas Release?y
Liquid Spill/Evaporation?n
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: 5 Miles an Hour blowing South East at 55 Degrees Fahrenheit
Atmospheric Stability Class:u
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 ($):16580

Environmental Damage

Fish or Animal Kills:n
Tree, Lawn, Shrub, or Crop Damage:n
Water Contamination:n
Soil Contamination:n
Other Environmental Damage:ODORS AND LIGHT DUSTING OF AUTOMOBILES/BUILDINGS

Initiating Event

Initiating Event:Human error

Contributing Factors

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

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:y
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:REVISED PROCESS CONTROL LOGIC

Confidention Business Information

CBI claimed?n

Chemicals in Accident History

0% of 1461 lbs. of the Toxic Chemical "Acrylonitrile [2-Propenenitrile]", CAS: 107-13-1.

Accident on 1999-06-09 19:50:00

Industry (NAICS):Plastics Material and Resin Manufacturing (325211)
Duration of Release:00:05:00

Release Event

Gas Release?y
Liquid Spill/Evaporation?n
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: 1.1 Meters a Second blowing North North East at 83 Degrees Fahrenheit
Atmospheric Stability Class:b
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:2
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:ODORS

Initiating Event

Initiating Event:Equipment failure

Contributing Factors

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

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: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:CHANGES HAVE NOT BEEN IDENTIFIED YET SINCE INVESTIGATION IS STILL IN PROGRESS

Confidention Business Information

CBI claimed?n

Chemicals in Accident History

0% of 371 lbs. of the Toxic Chemical "Acrylonitrile [2-Propenenitrile]", CAS: 107-13-1.

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