Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 120936.015 - Two employees incur burns from furnace natural gas explosion

Accident Summary Nr: 120936.015 -- Report ID: 0729700 -- Event Date: 10/17/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1438678.015	10/21/2019		311611	Cargill Meat Solutions

Abstract: At 3:26 a.m. on October 17, 2019, Employee #1 and Employee #2 who worked for a slaughtering house were performing their normal daily tasks within the rendering department near the blood dried system. A natural gas explosion occurred in the furnace of the blood dried system. Analysis of all the evidence and information indicates that a fire was initiated due to an open flame in the blood dryer furnace. Employee #1 and Employee #2 incurred burns to their arms and were hospitalized.

Keywords: Arm, Burn, Explosion, Fire, Furnace, Lack of Engineering Controls, Machine operator, Meat Processing, Natural Gas, Skin, Vibrations

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1438678.015	33	M	Hospitalized injury		Machine operators, not specified
2	1438678.015	33	M	Hospitalized injury		Equipment Operator: Skidsteer/Bobcat

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