The scene
It is Wednesday, 2:00 in the afternoon, in the formulation lab at SYNTO Group, Building A. A formulation chemist is carrying a full 4-liter glass bottle of isopropyl alcohol from flammable cabinet FC-1 to fume hood 2 for an Excellence trial batch. The bottle slips and breaks on the floor in front of the hood. About a gallon is on the floor, running under the bench next to hood 2, and a hot plate is on, on that bench. There is a strong alcohol smell. The chemist's pant legs are splashed, and the chemist cut a palm on the glass. The chemist calls Arthur Dent. Outside it is 70 degrees and partly cloudy, with the wind from the south at 6 miles an hour.
Scene facts
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When, where and what
| Day, time and shift | Wednesday, 2:00 p.m. Building A day shift. |
| Where | Formulation lab, Building A, in front of fume hood 2. PI-A-101 grid B2. |
| Inside or outside | Inside. |
| What spilled (name on the label) | Isopropyl alcohol (reagent grade). |
| What it was in | A brown glass bottle. |
| How much the container holds | 4 liters (about 1 gallon). It was full. |
What happened
| Who was there and what they were doing | A formulation chemist was carrying the bottle from flammable cabinet FC-1 to hood 2 for an Excellence trial batch. |
| What happened | The bottle slipped and broke on the floor. |
| How much is out | All of it, about 1 gallon. |
| Is it still leaking? | No. |
| What it spilled on | Lab floor. |
| Which way it is running | Under the bench next to hood 2. |
The scene now
| What you see right now | A clear puddle about 5 ft across with broken glass. Strong alcohol odor. A hot plate is on, on the bench above the puddle. |
| Did anyone get it on them? | The chemist's pant legs are splashed, and the chemist cut a palm on the glass. |
| People on site right now | Building A: about 18. Building B: about 42 (day shift), including 6 ERT members. Building C: about 24 plus drivers. |
| Weather and wind | 70 °F, partly cloudy. Wind from the south at 6 mph. |
| What is nearby | Fume hoods 1 to 4. Lab benches. Flammable cabinet FC-1. Oxidizer cabinet OX-1 (Hydrogen Peroxide 35% for the Excellence work). Satellite accumulation area SAA-1. Spill cart SK-18 in the lab, on the east side near the fume hoods. The corridor. Spill cart SK-9 in the lobby. Exits A-1 and A-2. |
| What has been done so far, and who has been called | The chemist called Arthur Dent. |
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