Incident date: 2015-09-07
NAICS industry code: 325311

Employees were starting the granulator when ammonia bypassed the control valve and bled into the granulator. Fumes were released while the employees were nearby, causing chemical burns, respiratory illness, and unconsciousness. Two employees were hospitalized.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Inhalation of harmful substance-single episode
code_source: title: Ammonia, anhydrous ammonia
code_nature: title: Multiple poisoning, toxic, noxious, or allergenic effects
code_body: title: BODY SYSTEMS
severity: low