NATIONAL PROFILE on Chemicals Management - UNITAR
NATIONAL PROFILE on Chemicals Management - UNITAR
NATIONAL PROFILE on Chemicals Management - UNITAR
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NUMBER OF DEATHS (PERSONS)(REFERENCE) TOTALBASIC CLASSIFICATION CODE (X40-X49) X40-X44 X45 X46 X47 X48 X49 NUMBER OF DEATHSFOR CAUSE OF DEATH(PERSONS)1995 568 208 2 38 156 139 25 922,1391996 699 217 1 63 198 176 44 896,2111997 608 231 1 26 165 153 32 913,4021998 559 162 2 43 176 140 36 936,4841999 707 261 3 42 224 139 38 982,0312000 605 245 6 34 177 122 21 961,6532001 647 261 2 34 201 114 35 970,331(X40-X49) Accidental pois<strong>on</strong>ing by, or accidental exposure to hazardous substancesX40-X44 Accidental pois<strong>on</strong>ing by, or accidental exposure to medicinesX45 Accidental pois<strong>on</strong>ing by, or accidental exposure to alcoholX46 Accidental pois<strong>on</strong>ing by, or accidental exposure to organic solvent and halogenated hydrocarb<strong>on</strong>s and their vapoursX47 Accidental pois<strong>on</strong>ing by, or accidental exposure to other gases and vapoursX48 Accidental pois<strong>on</strong>ing by, or accidental exposure to pesticidesX49 Accidental pois<strong>on</strong>ing by, or accidental exposure to other and unspecified chemicals and toxicsSource: “Vital Statistics for Populati<strong>on</strong>”, Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW).Note: The classificati<strong>on</strong> from 1979 through 1994 is different from that of 1995 through 2001.Table 3-2Major cases of accidents involving chemicalsDATE PLACE (PREFECTURE) FACILITIES AND/OR CHEMICALS INVOLVED DETAILS OF ACCIDENT INJURIES AND CASUALTIES1998/3/6 Hyogo Acrylic acid Explosi<strong>on</strong> 3 pers<strong>on</strong>s injured1998/3/10 Kanagawa Naphtalene oxidisati<strong>on</strong> process Explosi<strong>on</strong> 1 pers<strong>on</strong> injured1998/3/17 Oita Manufacturing process of igniti<strong>on</strong> Fire 1 pers<strong>on</strong> injureddevices1998/3/24 Kanagawa Polyalkylene glycol Explosi<strong>on</strong> and fire 1 pers<strong>on</strong> injured1998/5/8 Okayama Styrene m<strong>on</strong>omer Explosi<strong>on</strong> N<strong>on</strong>e1998/5/25 Kanagawa Sodium hydroxide Outflow of water 2 pers<strong>on</strong>s injured bysoluti<strong>on</strong>chemicals1998/5/27 Ibaraki Gas purificati<strong>on</strong> facility Explosi<strong>on</strong> during 1 pers<strong>on</strong> killedcleaning4 pers<strong>on</strong>s injured1998/8/4 Hiroshima 5-aminotetrazole producti<strong>on</strong> facility Explosi<strong>on</strong> 1 pers<strong>on</strong> injured1998/8/6 Aichi Raw materials for shampoo Explosi<strong>on</strong> 4 pers<strong>on</strong>s injured1998/8/19 Osaka Fracture of a hose used for Leakage 2 pers<strong>on</strong>s injuredchlorofluorocarb<strong>on</strong>1998/11/14 Aichi Phosphorous trichloride Explosi<strong>on</strong> N<strong>on</strong>e1998/11/29 Toyama High purity red phosphorous Explosi<strong>on</strong> 1 pers<strong>on</strong> killedproducti<strong>on</strong> facility1 pers<strong>on</strong> seriouslyinjured1999/1/20 Kagawa Carb<strong>on</strong> disulfide Explosi<strong>on</strong> 6 pers<strong>on</strong>s injured1999/7/25 Yamaguchi Tetrahydrofuran storage workplace Explosi<strong>on</strong> N<strong>on</strong>e1999/8/14 Mie Raw materials for polyester Fire N<strong>on</strong>e1999/9/22 Chiba Phenol storage tank Leakage N<strong>on</strong>e2000/5/10 Shizuoka Fluorocarb<strong>on</strong> resin plant Explosi<strong>on</strong> N<strong>on</strong>e2000/6/10 Gunma Hydroxylamine Explosi<strong>on</strong> 4 pers<strong>on</strong>s killed38 pers<strong>on</strong>s injured60% of plantdestroyed2000/8/1 Aichi Explosives Explosi<strong>on</strong> 888 residentialbuildings, etc.damaged2000/12/5 Osaka Raw materials for pharmaceuticals Explosi<strong>on</strong> 3 pers<strong>on</strong>s injured19
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