Comments on: Escambia County: Two Transported To The Hospital After Inhalation Incident At Ascend Performance Materials

By: William 2

William 2 — Thu, 07 Oct 2021 21:20:33 +0000

@Bigboy &Shirl that plant has been there for nearly twice as long as the two of you have worked there, the infrastructure is old and unsafe, not to mention that it’s one of the biggest polluters in the state, along with International paper. Those two plants emit more toxins than any others in the state, the crist plant was another one but they have since moved to natural gas and Away from coal. Ascend is an accident waiting to happen and should be shutdown immediately, the amount of pollution alone is reason enough to shutter this eminent disaster.

By: Lying jokers

Lying jokers — Thu, 07 Oct 2021 12:41:34 +0000

Don have you ever worked there at Chemstrand/Monsanto/ Solutia or Ascend? Look up the Flixborough disaster. Also, keep in mind that that plant had approx. 1/3 of the amount of Cyclohexane that Ascend has at 481…not to mention the 2 GIANT spheres of butane that are located next to 481. Thirdly, I’m qualified to work with sharp objects and I don’t know much about Chicken Little but I can ASSURE you I know about Ascend. Thanks for your concern.

By: Just Sayin

Just Sayin — Thu, 07 Oct 2021 08:52:36 +0000

@oldcell

Yes it is. I pray the 2 individuals make full recoveries.

By: Just Sayin

Just Sayin — Thu, 07 Oct 2021 08:51:27 +0000

I worked for years at Ascend and I can tell you 1 they take lots of precautions and are very big on safety. The person who was life flighted and the person killed 2 years ago had nothing had NOTHING to do with Ascends practices, chemicals or safety. I was there for both! They have safety meeting at least once a week. They have their own hazmat team, firefighters and EMTS. They investigate every thing that happens to try to avoid it from happening again. They also monitor alarms and the plant Firefighters and EMT even assist CEREX and Exxon Mobile. Unless you work there you have no idea what they do to try to protect their people and the community around them. Accidents can happen anywhere but I’d feel safer living by the Ascend plant then I would any other Chemical Plant.

By: Shirl

Shirl — Wed, 06 Oct 2021 21:47:54 +0000

I agree with “big boy” I also worked there for 37 years, don’t know anything about the present management, but when I worked there, it was a wonderful and safe place to work. I hired in when it was Chemstrand. No better place to work in the county at that time…

By: SueB

SueB — Wed, 06 Oct 2021 16:27:09 +0000

Two people were transferred to hosp via ambulance because they smelled fumes? Were these 2 people the medical staff people who are contracted out by West Fla?
One guy had a “personal medical emergency”. He could have had angina or a heartattack.

By: Don

Don — Wed, 06 Oct 2021 14:19:02 +0000

@ Lying jokers

7 to 10 miles radius…
Using physics and quantum mechanics ….how did you arrive at that analysis.

Stay away from sharp objects friend
Chicken little will be by at 11:00 to give you a ride to the Bindu Market

By: big boy

big boy — Wed, 06 Oct 2021 14:14:57 +0000

As a formor employee. I would like to say that this is a Chemical Plant. They don’t make pencils or paper. For what goes on at this plant it has one of the best safety records for this kind of bussiness. I worked for this plant for 37 years. I know where this accident happened because I worked in this building for years. I would like to say if you don’t know anything about this do not make comments on things you don’t know anything about. This company has and still does provide a living for a lot of people.

By: Lying jokers

Lying jokers — Wed, 06 Oct 2021 12:13:02 +0000

Cyclohexane is a extremely flammable substance. In fact, if the contents of that unit went up it would make a hole approx. 7 to 10 miles in radius and it would take the river 3 days to fill in the hole. This place is extremely dangerous. However, there are good qualified people who have ran this plant for years but the new management team is going to cause someone or multiple people to get KILLED!! CAN YOU GUYS NOT SEE THE UPTICK IN INJURIES AT THIS PLANT!? It was just a little a year ago a gentleman was life flighted off of this site. Then about 2-3 years before that a gentleman died at the plant. Enough is enough! Take the current management team and put their butts on the road before it’s too late!

By: Safety Standdown needed desperately

Safety Standdown needed desperately — Tue, 05 Oct 2021 23:05:37 +0000

Good golly Miss Molly, This plant appears to have way to many injuries and deaths compared to other manufacturing plants in the area. Time for a serious OSHA inspection.