Tomah Products, Incorporated - Accident History

Accident on 1996-08-13 04:15:00

Industry (NAICS):	Surface Active Agent Manufacturing (325613)
Duration of Release:	00:15:00

Release Event

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

Release Source

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

Weather Conditions at the Time of Event

Wind:	5 Miles an Hour blowing South at 66 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 ($):	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:	y
Other Environmental Damage:

Initiating Event

Equipment failure

Contributing Factors

Equipment failure:	n
Human error:	n
Improper procedures:	n
Overpressurization:	y
Upset condition:	n
By-pass condition:	n
Maintenance activity/inactivity:	n
Process design failure:	y
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:	y
Revised maintenance:	y
Revised training:	y
Revised operating procedures:	y
New process controls:	y
New mitigation systems:	n
Revised emergency response plan:	n
Changed process:	n
Reduced inventory:	n
None:	n
Other changes introduced:

Confidention Business Information

Chemicals in Accident History

5% of 10 lbs. of the Toxic Chemical "Acrylonitrile [2-Propenenitrile]", CAS: 107-13-1.
24% of 50 lbs. of the Toxic Chemical "Ethylene Oxide [Oxirane]", CAS: 75-21-8.
71% of 150 lbs. of the Toxic Chemical "Methyl Chloride [Methane, Chloro-]", CAS: 74-87-3.

Accident on 1997-11-19 08:20:00

Industry (NAICS):	Surface Active Agent Manufacturing (325613)
Duration of Release:	02:00:00

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:	7 Miles an Hour blowing North at 40 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 ($):	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:

Initiating Event

Equipment failure

Contributing Factors

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

Off-site Responders Notified

Notified Only

Changes Introduced as a Result of the Accident

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

Confidention Business Information

Chemicals in Accident History

100% of 3500 lbs. of the Toxic Chemical "Methyl Chloride [Methane, Chloro-]", CAS: 74-87-3.

Accident on 1999-04-14 10:07:00

Industry (NAICS):	Surface Active Agent Manufacturing (325613)
Duration of Release:	00:05:00

Release Event

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

Release Source

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

Weather Conditions at the Time of Event

Wind:	2 Miles an Hour blowing North West at 70 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 ($):	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:

Initiating Event

Human error

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 Only

Changes Introduced as a Result of the Accident

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

Confidention Business Information

Chemicals in Accident History

0.6% of 2 lbs. of the Toxic Chemical "Ethylene Oxide [Oxirane]", CAS: 75-21-8.
5% of 20 lbs. of the Toxic Chemical "Methyl Chloride [Methane, Chloro-]", CAS: 74-87-3.
8% of 30 lbs. of the Toxic Chemical "Acrylonitrile [2-Propenenitrile]", CAS: 107-13-1.

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