On May 23, 1998, Employee #1 mixed a cobalt solution and Methyl Ethyl
Ketone Peroxide (MEKP) together when the solution exploded and fatally
burned Employee #1. Employee #1 was believed to be in the process of
pouring excess liquids, which accumulated in the top measuring cup, back
into the original container. Employee #1 inadvertently poured the
cobalt solution into the MEKP bottle. These chemicals are violently
incompatible. The label on the cobalt solution was illegible.
Source: osha.gov
Source: osha.gov
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