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Accident Summary Nr: 134640.015 - One employee is killed, nine are injured in resin plant expl

Accident Summary Nr: 134640.015 -- Report ID: 0522500 -- Event Date: 04/08/2021
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1524024.015	04/08/2021		325510	The Yenkin-Majestic Paint Corporation

Abstract: At 12:02 a.m. on April 8, 2021, Employee #1 through #10 and 11 additional coworkers were working in a Resin Plant when a vessel over pressurization caused a vapor release from the top of a kettle into a control room. The flammable vapors spread throughout the facility and reached an ignition source causing an explosion. Employee #1 was killed, Employees #2 through #6 were hospitalized with serious injuries and Employees #7 through #10 were medically treated and released.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Arm, Burn, Chemical, Chemical Burn, Chemical Exposure, Chemical Reaction, Chemical Vapor, Explosion, Fire, Flammable Liquid, Flammable Vapors, Fracture, Gas, Gasket, Heat, High Pressure, High Temperature, Laceration, Leg, Paint, Polyester Resin, Pressure Release, Pressure Vessel, Process Safety, Reactor, Rupture, Safety Relief Valve, Sprain, Struck Against, Struck By, Temperature, Valve, Vapor, Vessel--Container

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Occupation
1	1524024.015	22	M	Hospitalized injury	Machine operators, not specified
2	1524024.015	44	M	Fatality	Machine operators, not specified
3	1524024.015	25	M	Hospitalized injury	Machine operators, not specified
4	1524024.015	29	M	Hospitalized injury
5	1524024.015	22	M	Hospitalized injury	Machine operators, not specified
6	1524024.015	29	M	Hospitalized injury	Machine operators, not specified

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