Fatal incident in German chemicals park

By Phillip Broadwith2021-12-13T10:05:00

An aerial photograph of Chempark Dormagen

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One dead and five injured by caustic soda being used for cleaning work

One worker has died and a further five seriously injured at ChemPark in Dormagen, Germany on 9 December. The park’s operator, Currenta, reported that the serious incident involved sodium hydroxide (caustic soda) being used for cleaning work.