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Accident/incident report and informal Review Board analysis of a May 21, 1987 near-miss in the Polyols department at South Charleston. Reactor contents transferred to tank 643 vented into a plastic enclosure installed for asbestos insulation removal, and contractors noticed a strong odor. The report lists cause, contributing factors and follow-up actions, and records no loss.
- Author
- T. A. Stinespring (Immediate supervisor (signed the incident report); Review Board member); D. H. Ott (Review Board Chairman)
- Published by
- Union Carbide Corporation, South Charleston Plant
- Series
- Union Carbide documents, UC-2147
- Date
- May 21, 1987
- Number
- Bates UCC 006699 to UCC 006701
- Library no.
- ACL Doc 17165 · asbestosclaims.law/library/17165
- Rights
- A document from asbestos litigation, published for research and historical study.
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What the document holds
- Page 1: Accident/Incident Report No. 106-069-87, Polyols, dated 5/21/87
- Page 2: Informal Review Board Analysis form with incident summary and sequence of events
- Page 3: Primary cause, contributing factors, actions to prevent recurrence, and Review Board sign-off
People and organizations
From T. A. Stinespring (Immediate supervisor (signed the incident report); Review Board member); D. H. Ott (Review Board Chairman) to J. R. Dement (copy recipient (handwritten note)).
- D. H. Ott (author)
- John M. Dement (copied)
- South Charleston Plant (its organization)
- Union Carbide Corporation (its organization)
- Maintenance Department (named)
- Polyols Department (named)
- Safety Department (named)
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Pages on our site about what this document covers: West Virginia Asbestos Exposure Sites: Worksites, Industries, and Trust Coverage.
About this copy
This is document UC-2147 of the Union Carbide documents, documents produced and used as evidence in asbestos lawsuits against Union Carbide, 3 pages. Production numbers UCC 006699 to UCC 006701.
Cite this document
T. A. Stinespring (Immediate supervisor (signed the incident report), Review Board member), D. H. Ott (Review Board Chairman). “South Charleston Plant Accident/Incident Report and Review Board Analysis on Vapor Release Under Plastic Enclosure at Tanks 643-644 During Asbestos Insulation Removal.” May 21, 1987. Union Carbide documents, UC-2147, Bates UCC 006699 to UCC 006701. Union Carbide Corporation, South Charleston Plant. AsbestosClaims.Law Library, ACL Doc 17165. https://asbestosclaims.law/library/17165.
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