ID (ISN) del documento | 19682 |
Número CIS |
72-2723 |
Año |
1971 |
Número de serie |
Report No.NTSB-HAR-71-7
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Título |
Accidental mixing of incompatible chemicals, followed by multiple fatalities, during a bulk delivery |
Información bibliográfica |
National Transportation Safety Board, Washington, D.C. 20591, USA, 26 Aug. 1971. 9p. (Available from National Technical Information Service, Springfield, VA 22151, USA. Accession No.PB.203402). |
Resumen |
During the transfer of bulk liquid sodium hydrosulfide from a tank truck to a tannery storage tank, the transfer hose was erroneously connected to an open vat containing a tanning liquor. Hydrogen sulfide was released when the chemicals reacted, and 12 tannery workers were overcome by the toxic gas; 6 died as a result of the accident. The investigation pointed to a failure in communications between the truck driver and the tannery foreman, to a lack of instructions, and to the need for adequate labelling in order to ensure clear identification of the chemicals involved by all parties concerned. |
Descriptores (primarios) |
hidrosulfuro sódico; productos químicos; trasvase de líquidos; sulfuro de hidrógeno |
Descriptores (secundarios) |
envenenamiento agudo; reacciones químicas; inversión, confusión; tanques de almacenamiento; descripción de los accidentes; camiones cisterna |
Tipo de documento |
E - Libros, informes, actas |
Tema(s) |
Sustancias tóxicas y peligrosas
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Broad subject area(s) |
Riesgos químicos
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Navegación por categoria(s) |
Inorganic sulfur compounds Inorganic substances
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