Archimica Inc. - Accident History

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Accident on 1996-02-07 00:05:00

Industry (NAICS):Pesticide and Other Agricultural Chemical Manufacturing (32532)
Duration of Release:02:30:00

Release Event

Gas Release?y
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: 1.5 Meters a Second blowing North at 25 Degrees Fahrenheit
Atmospheric Stability Class:f
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 ($):1200

Known Off-Site Impacts

Deaths:0
Hospitalization:0
Other Medical Treatments:3
Evacuated:0
Sheltered-in-place:100
Off-site Property Damage ($):15573

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

Initiating Event:Equipment failure

Contributing Factors

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

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:y
New process controls:y
New mitigation systems:n
Revised emergency response plan:y
Changed process:y
Reduced inventory:n
None:n
Other changes introduced:

Confidention Business Information

CBI claimed?n

Chemicals in Accident History

100% of 2601 lbs. of the Toxic Chemical "Hydrochloric Acid (Conc 30% Or Greater)", CAS: 7647-01-0.

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