Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 1001437 - Employee's arm burned by steam

Accident Summary Nr: 1001437 -- Report ID: 0751910 -- Event Date: 09/10/1986
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
101939981	09/10/1986	2046	0	Hubinger Company

Abstract: Employee #1 was performing maintenance on the germ drum dryers. The rotary joint that connects to the germ drum dryer failed, causing a sudden steam leak. Employee #1 sustained first- and second-degree burns on his right arm and was hospitalized. The failure of the rotary joint was caused by a ruptured carbon seal. These seals normally wear slowly causing a slow leak but this one failed completely.

Keywords: BURN, LEAK, MAINTENANCE, EQUIPMENT FAILURE, STEAM, SEAL, ARM

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	101939981			Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Machinery maintenance occupations

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