Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 105185.015 - Employee is caught by drum lid during explosion and is hospi

Accident Summary Nr: 105185.015 -- Report ID: 0418100 -- Event Date: 04/26/2018
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1313153.015	05/02/2018		332322	Pci Procoaters, Inc.

Abstract: At 6:15 a.m. on April 26, 2018, an employee was cutting the top off four 55 gallon drums that used to contained MEK or 2-Butanone. The employee cut the top off of three drums and placed his torch on top of the fourth drum prior to cutting it and the drum exploded. The employee was struck by the top and was hospitalized with multiple facial fractures and head trauma.

Keywords: Chemical Vapor, Drum, Explosion, Face, Fire, Flammable Vapors, Flying Object, Fracture, Head, Struck By, Torch

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury
1	1313153.015	55	M	Hospitalized injury

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