"He was overcome by fumes while sitting on the toilet". A true statement in an incident investigation from the paper industry in 1976. I know what you are thinking.....and believe me, a lot of people thought that right after the report was published. Just goes to show, your really need some folks not directly involved with the incident to review before publishing. Now for the facts.
In a classic move of bad engineering, designers installed a small bathroom right beside the chlorination washer in the bleach plant. In those days before hot stock chlorination, it was common for the first stage of the bleach plant to have excess chlorine applied, which would invariably be released in the chlorination washer - and - if you were sitting on the toilet - you guessed it - you'd be overcome by chlorine gas.
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