Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 129141.015 - Employee is burned when spilled heptane vapor ignites

Accident Summary Nr: 129141.015 -- Report ID: 0830600 -- Event Date: 08/27/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1490951.015	09/02/2020		325411	H&H Corporate Llc

Abstract: At 2:30 p.m. on August 27, 2020, an employee was testing a new membrane filter machine with fresh heptane solvent. The heptane solvent leaked from a valve, and the employee caught it with a plastic pan and poured it into a bucket. Vapor from the heptane solvent ignited due to a nearby heat gun the employee had left turned on. The employee suffered burns to the hand, forearm and neck. The employee was hospitalized.

Keywords: Burn, Chemical Vapor, Flammable Vapors, Forearm, Hand, Heptane, Ignite, Leak, Neck, Testing, Valve, Vapor

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1490951.015	30	M	Hospitalized injury		Chemical technicians

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