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South Charleston Plant Accident/Incident Report and Review Board Analysis on Vapor Release Under Plastic Enclosure at Tanks 643-644 During Asbestos Insulation Removal (1987)

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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
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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)).

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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.

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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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