Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14252290 - FLAMMABLE LIQUID IGNITED BY OXY-ACETYLENE TORCH

Accident Summary Nr: 14252290 -- Report ID: 0453710 -- Event Date: 04/23/1986
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
14999205	04/24/1986	2262	0	Amsco-Craftsmen Hosiery Inc

Abstract: EMPLOYEE #1 WAS USING AN OXY-ACETYLENE TORCH TO CUT A SECTION OF PATTERNED STEEL PLATE. EMPLOYEE #2 WAS HIS ASSISTANT. THE WORK WAS BEING PERFORMED IN THE VICINITY OF COMBUSTIBLE MATERIALS, INCLUDING A DRUM OF CHEMICALS LATER IDENTIFIED AS A MIXTURE OF METHANOL AND XYLENOL. IT IS SPECULATED THAT THE DRUM MAY HAVE DEVELOPED PINHOLE LEAKS IN THE BOTTOM, ALLOWING FLAMMABLE LIQUID TO ACCUMULATE ON THE FLOOR. A SPARK FROM THE CUTTING OPERATION APPARENTLY CONTACTED THE FLAMMABLE LIQUID, CAUSING AN EXPLOSION AND FIRE. BOTH EMPLOYEES WERE HOSPITALIZED WITH BURNS, AND LATER DIED IN THE HOSPITAL.

Keywords: BURN, LEAK, FLAMMABLE LIQUID, WORK RULES, FIRE, EXPLOSION, CHEMICAL, INATTENTION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	14999205			Fatality	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Welders and cutters
2	14999205			Fatality	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Helpers, mechanics and repairers

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