2010-02-13 15:14:58 - HAZMAT - USA EDIS CODE: HZ-20100213-24922-USA
Date & Time: 2010-02-13 15:14:58 [UTC]
Area: USA, State of Pennsylvania, Montgomery Township, Philadelphia Number of Injured person(s): 12
Damage level: Moderate (Level 2)
Not confirmed information! Description: Montgomery Township Department of Fire Services and the FDMT responded to a hazardous materials incident Friday morning at ITW Philadelphia Resins Company at 130 Commerce Drive. According to township officials, while off loading product from a tanker delivery truck at the rear of the facility, a malfunction occurred causing a chemical to spill on the ground, exposing an employee and the truck driver. Township officials did not identify the type of chemical. FDMT Fire Chief Chris Mann determined that company employees had made an emergency shutdown of the chemical and placed diking material around the affected area to contain the spill. According to the township, Chief Mann had company supervisors initiate decontamination procedures and had Volunteer Medical Service Corps personnel perform a medical evaluation of the employees involved in the incident. According to township officials, 12 people were transported to a local hospital for observation. Montgomery County Hazard Material Chief Steve LoPresti provided assistance and technical support. Clean Harbor Environmental Services provided site remediation.
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