ICI EXPLOSIVES USA INC -- MAGNA FRAC 500
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Material Safety Data Sheet
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MSDS Num: BXBJG
MSDS NAME: MAGNA FRAC 500
Responsible Party
Name: ICI EXPLOSIVES USA INC
Address: 15301 DALLAS PARKWAY
City: DALLAS TX 75248-4629
Info Phone: 416-229-8128
Emergency Phone Number: 800-424-9300 (CHEMTREC)
Published: Y
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Contractor Summary
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Name: ICI EXPLOSIVES USA INC
Address: 15301 DALLAS PARKWAY
City: DALLAS TX 75248-4629
Phone: 800-424-9300 (CHEMTREC)
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Ingredients
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Cas: 6484-52-2
RTECS #: BR9050000
Name: AMMONIUM (I) NITRATE (1:1); (AMMONIUM NITRATE)
% Wt: 40-70
OSHA PEL: N/K (FP N)
ACGIH TLV: N/K (FP N)
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Cas: 7631-99-4
RTECS #: WC5600000
Name: SODIUM (I) NITRATE (1:1); (SODIUM NITRATE)
% Wt: 10-30
OSHA PEL: N/K (FP N)
ACGIH TLV: N/K (FP N)
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Cas: 7429-90-5
RTECS #: BD0330000
Name: ALUMINUM (SARA 313)
% Wt: 1-5
OSHA PEL: 15 MG/M3 DUST
ACGIH TLV: 10 MG/M3 DUST
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Name: GLASS MICROSPHERES
% Wt: 1-5
OSHA PEL: N/K (FP N)
ACGIH TLV: 10 MG/M3
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Name: SUP DAT: OF VOMITUS, RINSE MOUTH & ADMINISTER MORE WATER. OBTAIN
MEDICAL ATTENTION IMMEDIATELY.
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Name: SPILL PROC: POLYETHYLENE LINING FOR COLLECTION. DO NOT CONTAMINATE
DOMESTIC/IRRIGATION WATER SUPPLIES, LAKES,
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Name: ING 6: STREAMS, PONDS/RIVERS. NOTIFY APPLIC GOVERNMENT AUTH IF RELEASE IS
REPORTABLE/COULD ADVERSELY AFFECT ENVIRONMENT.
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Name: PROT GLOVES: PVC SHOULD BE IMPERVIOUS UNDER CONDITIONS OF USE. USER
SHOULD VERIFY IMPERMEABILITY UNDER NORMAL
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Name: ING 8: CONDITIONS OF USE PRIOR TO GENERAL USE. USE OF COTTON COVERALLS IS
RECOMMENDED.
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Name: OTHER PROT EQUIP: TO AVOID PERSONAL CONTACT.
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Health Hazards Data
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LD50 LC50 Mixture: LD50 (ORAL RAT): 1820 MG/KG.
Route Of Entry Inds - Inhalation: NO
Skin: YES
Ingestion: YES
Carcinogenicity Inds - NTP: NO
IARC: NO
OSHA: NO
Effects of Exposure: INHAL: NOT A LIKELY ROUTE OF EXPOS AT NORM ENCOUNTED
TEMPS. SKIN: PRLNG & RPTD CONT MAY CAUSE MILD IRRIT. EYES: IRRIT, REDNESS
& PAIN. INGEST: INGEST OF LGE AMTS MAY CAUSE NAUS, GI UPSET & ABDOM
PAIN. MAY CAUSE METHEMOGLOBINEMIA. NITRATES MAY BE REDUCED TO NITRITES BY
BACTERIA IN DIGEST TRACT.
Explanation Of Carcinogenicity: NOT RELEVANT.
Signs And Symptions Of Overexposure: SIGNS & SYMPS OF NITRITE POISONING
INCLUDE CYANOSIS (DUE TO METHEMOGLOBIN FORM), NAUS, DIZZ & INCREASED
HEART RATE. INITIAL MANIFESTATION OF METHEMOGLOBINEMIA IS CYANOSIS,
CHARACTERIZED BY NAVY BLUE, ALMOST BLACK LIPS, TONGUE, & MUC MEMB,
W/SKIN COLOR BEING SLATE GRAY. FURTHER MANIFESTATION IS CHARCTERIZED BY (SUP
DAT)
Medical Cond Aggravated By Exposure: NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
First Aid: INHAL: MOVE VICTIM TO FRESH AIR. GIVE ARTF RESP ONLY IF BRTHG HAS
STOPPED. GIVE CPR IF NO BRTHG & NO PULSE. OBTAIN MD ATTN IMMED. SKIN:
WASH AFFECTED AREAS THORO W/SOAP & WATER. IF IRRIT, REDNESS/BURN ING
SENSATION DEVELOPS & PERSISTS, OBTAIN MD ATTN. EYES: IMMED FLUSH
W/RUNNING WATER FOR MIN OF 20 MIN. HOLD EYELIDS OPEN DURING FLUSHING. IF
IRRIT PERSISTS, REPEAT FLUSHING & OBTAIN MD ATT. (SUP DAT)
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Handling and Disposal
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Spill Release Procedures: REFER TO CONTROL MEASURES SECTION FOR ADEQ PROT CLTHG
TO ENSURE YOUR OWN SFTY FIRST. STOP & CONTAIN SPILL. ELIMINATE ALL
SOURCES OF IGNIT. CLEAN UP USING NON-SPARKING TOOLS. COLLECT CONTAM SOIL
& WATE R FOR TREATMENT/DISP. USE BOXES W/ (ING6)
Neutralizing Agent: NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Waste Disposal Methods: BURN UNDER SUPERVISION OF EXPERT AT GOVERNMENT-APPROVED
EXPLOSIVE BURNING GROUND/DESTROY BY DETONATION IN BOREHOLES W/EXPLOSIVES, IN
ACCORDANCE W/APPLICABLE LOCAL, STATE & FEDERAL REGS. CALL UPON SERV ICES
OF ICI EXPLOSIVES TECHNICAL REPRESENTATIVE.
Handling And Storage Precautions: THIS PROD IS EXPLOS & SHOULD ONLY BE USED
UNDER SUPERVISION OF EXPERIENCED BLASTER. DO NOT EXPOSE SEALED CONTAINERS TO
TEMPERATURES ABOVE 50C.
Other Precautions: STORE IN COOL, WELL-VENT AREA/VENT BEFORE ENTERING. KEEP
AWAY FROM HEAT, SPARKS & FLAME. KEEP CONTRS CLOSED. ENVIRONMENTAL EFTS:
HARMFUL TO AQUATIC LIFE AT LOW CONCS. DEACTIVATING CHEMICALS: DETERGENT S
WILL BREAK-UP EMULSIONS IF MIXED IN.
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Fire and Explosion Hazard Information
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Extinguishing Media: DO NOT FIGHT FIRES INVOLVING EXPLOSIVE MATERIALS.
IMMEDIATELY EVACUATE ALL PERSONNEL FROM THE AREA.
Fire Fighting Procedures: WEAR NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED SCBA & FULL PROTECTIVE
EQUIPMENT (FP N).
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard: CAN DETONATE IF A BURNING QUANTITY OF PRODUCT IS
CONFINED (I.E., PRESSURE IS ALLOWED TO BUILD UP).
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Control Measures
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Respiratory Protection: USE NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED RESPIRATOR APPROPRIATE FOR
EXPOSURE OF CONCERN (FP N). USE ONLY WITH ADEQUATE VENTILATION AND AVOID
BREATHING VAPORS.
Ventilation: GENERAL VENTILATION IS RECOMMENDED.
Protective Gloves: GLOVES MADE FROM NEOPRENE, RUB/
Eye Protection: ANSI APPRVD CHEM WORKERS GOGGS (FP N).
Other Protective Equipment: EMER EYEWASH & DELUGE SHOWER MEETING ANSI DESIGN
CRITERIA (FP N) CLOSE TO CHEM HNDLG AREA. TAKE ALL PRECAUTIONS
Work Hygienic Practices: AVOID CONT W/EYES, SKIN/CLTHG. WASH THORO W/SOAP &
WATER AFTER HANDLING. WASH CONTAMINATED CLOTHING THORO BEFORE REUSE.
Supplemental Safety and Health: EFTS OF OVEREXP: HDCH, WEAK, DYSPNEA, DIZZ,
STUPOR, RESP DISTRESS & DEATH DUE TO ANOXIA. FIRST AID PROC: INGEST: IF
VICTIM IS ALERT & NOT CONVULSING, RINSE OUT MOUTH & GIVE 1/2 TO 1
GLASS OF WATER TO DILUTE MATL. DO NOT INDUCE VOMIT. IF SPONT VOMIT OCCURS,
HAVE VICTIM LEAN FORWARD W/HEAD DOWN TO AVOID BRTHG IN
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Physical/Chemical Properties
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Spec Gravity: 1.00-1.50
PH: 4 - 6
Solubility in Water: NOT SOLUBLE
Appearance and Odor: ORANGE COLORED VERY VISCOUS LIQUID, ODORLESS
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Reactivity Data
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Stability Indicator: YES
Stability Condition To Avoid: HEAT, IMPACT AND FRICTION.
Materials To Avoid: STRONG OXIDIZING AND REDUCING AGENTS.
Hazardous Decomposition Products: THERMAL DECOMPOSITION PRODUCTS MAY INCLUDE
SMALL QUANTITIES (PPM) OF CARBON AND NITROGEN OXIDES.
Hazardous Polymerization Indicator: NO
Conditions To Avoid Polymerization: NOT RELEVANT.
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Toxicological Information
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Ecological Information
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MSDS Transport Information
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Regulatory Information
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Other Information
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HAZCOM Label
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MSDS NAME: MAGNA FRAC 500
Company: ICI EXPLOSIVES USA INC
Street: 15301 DALLAS PARKWAY
City: DALLAS TX
Zipcode: 75248-4629
Health Emergency Phone: 800-424-9300 (CHEMTREC)
Label Required IND: Y
Date Of Label Review: 03/22/1995
Status Code: C
Label Date: 03/22/1995
Origination Code: G
Chronic Hazard IND: Y
Eye Protection IND: YES
Skin Protection IND: YES
Signal Word: DANGER
Respiratory Protection IND: YES
Health Hazard: Slight
Contact Hazard: Slight
Fire Hazard: None
Reactivity Hazard: Severe
Hazard And Precautions: EXPLOSIVE! SKIN: PRLNG & RPTD CONT MAY CAUSE MILD
IRRIT. EYES: IRRIT, REDNESS & PAIN. INGEST: INGEST OF LGE AMTS MAY CAUSE
NAUS, GI UPSET & ABDOM PAIN. MAY CAUSE METHEMOGLOBINEMIA. NITRATES MAY BE
RED UCED TO NITRITES BY BACTERIA IN DIGEST TRACT. CHRONIC: MAY CAUSE
CYANOSIS.
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