South Hillsborough County Solid Waste Transfer Station; Tampa, Florida

Tampa, Florida | 1986-Jul-14

Initial Notification: On July 14, 1986, the Hillsborough County Hazardous Incident team notified the U.S. Coast Guard Marine Safety Office (MSO), Tampa, that an unknown substance had been found in the dumping pit of the South Hillsborough County Solid Waste Transfer Station. Personnel working in the area complained of eye irritation and overall sickness. All personnel were evacuated and taken to the hospital for examination and possible treatment. The unknown substance was a dry powder spread throughout the area and believed to be the cause of the victim's symptoms. A box found in the dumping pit was labeled "chloropicrin." USCG district 7.