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Deaths at DuPont LaPorte Facility
Posted on 11/15/14 at 7:42 pm
Posted on 11/15/14 at 7:42 pm
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Posted on 11/15/14 at 7:44 pm to LSU0358
Sad
DuPont is about to pay out some serious money in fines and settlements
DuPont is about to pay out some serious money in fines and settlements
Posted on 11/15/14 at 7:47 pm to stout
Yep. I've never worked in a facility with methyl mercaptan (not counting when it's added to propane). I don't understand how an indoor release is possible.
Posted on 11/15/14 at 7:55 pm to stout
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DuPont is about to pay out some serious money in fines and settlements
That's why we need tort reform to effectively cap settlements and to abolish regulatory agencies.
This post was edited on 11/15/14 at 8:01 pm
Posted on 11/15/14 at 7:57 pm to LSU0358
Sad to hear
Posted on 11/15/14 at 8:04 pm to stout
What's crazy is that Dupont basically wrote the book on safety. Most companies model their safety programs after them. Sad story.
Posted on 11/15/14 at 8:25 pm to Mr. Tom Morrow
Damn that sucks. I hope none of the deaths were attempted rescues. Those are always the hardest for me to accept. Human nature says you want to help a friend in need.
Posted on 11/15/14 at 8:28 pm to LSU0358
That sucks. Is that a toxic chemical? Never heard of it.
Posted on 11/15/14 at 8:36 pm to TheIndulger
It's the chemical that gives natural gas its distinctive smell otherwise it wouldn't have one.
Posted on 11/15/14 at 8:57 pm to TheIndulger
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That sucks. Is that a toxic chemical? Never heard of it.
I just looked it up, it is fairly a safe chemical. They must have been engulfed in it, died from lack of oxygen.
Posted on 11/15/14 at 9:03 pm to theantiquetiger
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engulfed
It sounds like the incident was indoors...so I think engulfed is correct.
Posted on 11/15/14 at 9:08 pm to Asgard Device
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That's why we need tort reform to effectively cap settlements and to abolish regulatory agencies.
In Texas, the workers compensation bar (where an employee cannot an employer for negligence) does not apply in death cases due to the Texas constitutional provisions on wrongful death. But, the only damages recoverable are punitive damages.
Posted on 11/15/14 at 9:11 pm to theantiquetiger
You and I aren't reading the same MSDS.
Oxygen displacement is a risk, but in high concentrations it is Highly Toxic / Acute Toxicity. Which sounds basically like H2S. It has a odor threshold of 1 ppb and OSHA limit of 10 ppm (not sure what a "ceiling limit" is though).
Oxygen displacement is a risk, but in high concentrations it is Highly Toxic / Acute Toxicity. Which sounds basically like H2S. It has a odor threshold of 1 ppb and OSHA limit of 10 ppm (not sure what a "ceiling limit" is though).
Posted on 11/16/14 at 6:31 am to LSUtigerME
Two of the guys that passes were brothers, evidently one went in to rescue the other.
This post was edited on 11/16/14 at 6:58 am
Posted on 11/16/14 at 8:21 am to LSU0358
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Two of the guys that passes were brothers, evidently one went in to rescue the other.
shite
Posted on 11/16/14 at 8:24 am to Gugich22
That normally happens....one guy falls out and the lookout tries to go save him.
This post was edited on 11/16/14 at 8:25 am
Posted on 11/16/14 at 8:25 am to LSU0358
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Two of the guys that passes were brothers, evidently one went in to rescue the other.
Ugh, that is tough to read.
Posted on 11/16/14 at 9:50 am to LSUtigerME
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OSHA limit of 10 ppm (not sure what a "ceiling limit" is though).
A ceiling limit is a concentration which employees should not be exposed to for any amount of time.
Posted on 11/16/14 at 9:51 am to Mr. Tom Morrow
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What's crazy is that Dupont basically wrote the book on safety. Most companies model their safety programs after them. Sad story.
This.
Posted on 11/16/14 at 10:21 am to rondo
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That normally happens....one guy falls out and the lookout tries to go save him.
Especially with things like H2S. It's drilled into people's heads but human nature is usually to jump in and try to save them.
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