Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14206783 - ONE EMPLOYEE INJURED BY SMELTER FURNACE FIRE

Accident Summary Nr: 14206783 -- Report ID: 1054196 -- Event Date: 06/25/1986
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
3144334	06/25/1986	3339	0	Hanna Nickel Smelting Co

Abstract: At 2:00 a.m. on June 22, 1986, Employee #1 walked outside the smelter mixer control room to close two observation doors on smelt furnace #2. Employee #1 was facing furnace #2 which is located 12 ft from the control room door. Furnace #1 was 25 ft behind him when a carbon electrode was dropped into the smelt pot causing a fire and igniting Employee #1's clothes. Two co-workers extinguished the fire on Employee #1. Employee #1 was hospitalized for burns to his hands, neck and upper legs. Employee #1 was not wearing personal protective clothing for the work environment.

Keywords: BURN, CLOTHING, FURNACE, FIRE, NECK, DOOR, HAND, LEG

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	3144334			Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Furnace, kiln and oven operators

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