On August 28, 1994, at 9:10 p.m., Employees #1 and #2 were adding hydrogen peroxide to a tank
of wastewater containing a dilute solution of cyanide and caustics. The
hydrogen peroxide was being added by gravity from the floor above. The
hydrogen peroxide tank began to "bump" (bubble from escaping gas), so
the employees opened the valve more fully to increase hydrogen peroxide
addition speed when an explosion occurred which totally destroyed the
peroxide tank. Employee #1 was treated for chemical and thermal burns on
his hands and released. Employee #2 was admitted to Lawrence Memorial
Hospital in New London, CT, with multiple burns and serious eye damage.
On August 30, the employee's eye recovery prognosis was "good." A later
prognosis was "excellent." The ophthalmologist expects 100 percent
recovery in both eyes.
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