The scene
It is Friday, 1:00 in the afternoon, at the Honey Badger Logistics docks, Building C. A Honey Badger forklift driver is pushing a pallet of 55-gallon drums of Awesomeness into an outbound trailer at Dock 3, while the outside carrier's driver watches from the dock. A fork goes into a full drum on the pallet at the trailer door. Awesomeness is spraying from a hole partway up the drum onto the aluminum dock plate and running across the dock floor. There is a mild alcohol smell. About 10 gallons are out, and it is slowing as the level drops toward the hole. The propane forklift is still running beside the spill. The forklift driver's boots and pant legs are wet. He backs away and calls Ellen Ripley. The trailer is already partly loaded with more drums of Awesomeness. It is 72 degrees and dry, with the wind from the southwest at 8 miles an hour.
Scene facts
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When, where and what
| Day, time and shift | Friday, 1:00 p.m. Building C open. Building B day shift. |
| Where | Building C, Dock 3, at the back of an outbound trailer. PI-C-201 grid C2. |
| Inside or outside | Inside, on the dock at the Dock 3 door. The trailer is backed up to the door outside. |
| What spilled (name on the label) | Awesomeness (alkaline degreaser), UN2920. Manufacturer: Perry Industries. |
| What it was in | Drum (55-gallon plastic), on a pallet of drums. The trailer is already partly loaded with more drums of Awesomeness. |
| How much the container holds | 55 gallons. This drum was full. |
What happened
| Who was there and what they were doing | A Honey Badger forklift driver was pushing a pallet of drums into the outbound trailer. The outside carrier's driver was watching from the dock. |
| What happened | A fork went into a drum on the pallet at the trailer door. |
| How much is out | About 10 gallons. |
| Is it still leaking? | Yes. Spraying from a hole partway up the drum, slowing as the level drops toward the hole. |
| What it spilled on | The aluminum dock plate and the concrete dock floor. |
| Which way it is running | Off the dock plate and across the dock floor. |
The scene now
| What you see right now | Liquid spraying from the side of the drum onto the dock plate, and a clear puddle running across the dock floor. Mild alcohol odor. The propane forklift is still running beside the spill. |
| Did anyone get it on them? | Yes. The forklift driver's boots and pant legs are wet. |
| People on site right now | Building C: about 24 plus drivers, and the outside carrier's driver. Building B: about 42 (day shift), including 6 ERT members. Building A: about 18. |
| Weather and wind | 72 °F, dry. Wind from the southwest at 8 mph. |
| What is nearby | Docks 1 to 5. Trench drain TD-1 across the foot of the dock aprons, below the dock plates; it drains to the storm sewer and Outfall 001. The truck and trailer yard. The propane cage. The warehouse. Door C-3. Chemical spill kits SK-11 (between Docks 1 and 2) and SK-12 (between Docks 4 and 5). Oil spill kits SK-7 and SK-8 are at the fueling area. |
| What has been done so far, and who has been called | The forklift driver backed away and called Ellen Ripley. |
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