MFA Agri Service - Benton - Accident History

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Accident on 1997-08-02 22:47:00

Industry (NAICS):	Farm Supplies Wholesalers (42291)
Duration of Release:	01:00:00

Release Event

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

Release Source

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

Weather Conditions at the Time of Event

Wind:	5 Miles an Hour blowing South at 70 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:	4
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:

Initiating Event

Unkown

Contributing Factors

Equipment failure:	n
Human error:	n
Improper procedures:	y
Overpressurization:	n
Upset condition:	n
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:

Off-site Responders Notified

Notified and Responded

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

n

Chemicals in Accident History

100% of 99 lbs. of the Toxic Chemical "Ammonia (Anhydrous)", CAS: 7664-41-7.

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