Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 133858.015 - Employee sustains burns when metal dust in conveyor ignites

Accident Summary Nr: 133858.015 -- Report ID: 0552652 -- Event Date: 09/17/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1514208.015	02/10/2021		336390	Elringklinger Automotive Manufacturing Inc

Abstract: At 9:00 a.m. on September 17, 2020, an employee working for an automobile parts manufacturer was collecting steel parts from the outfeed conveyor of a sander machine. A coworker was feeding the parts into the conveyor while adjusting the height of the sander relative to the conveyor. A steel part caught in the sander igniting aluminum and steel dust that had accumulated in the machine. Flames exited the sander burning the employee. The employee was hospitalized to treat severe burns over 38% of her body, including her arms, face, head and abdomen.

Keywords: Abdomen, Aluminum Dust, Arm, Burn, Combustible Dust, Conveyor, Dust, Face, Fire, Head, Housekeeping, Ignite, Ignition, Lack of Work Procedures, Machine operator, Material Handling, Metal, Sander, Steel

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury
1	1514208.015	35	F	Hospitalized injury

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