Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14283501 - Employee's face burned in vapor explosion

Accident Summary Nr: 14283501 -- Report ID: 0214700 -- Event Date: 12/16/1993
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
102877313	12/16/1993	5032	0	Prima Asphalt & Concrete Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1, a plant superintendent, was standing on top of a 15,000 gallon tank that was half filled with heated liquid asphalt. The return circulating line was clogged and he was using a propane torch to warm it. As Employee #1 tried to look into the open hatch to see if the asphalt was flowing, the torch in his hand moved too close to the hatch, igniting the escaping vapors. The flames from the brief explosion licked his face, causing a burn that looked like a bad sunburn. Employee #1 was hospitalized for 4 days and is now at home recuperating.

Keywords: BURN, FLAMMABLE VAPORS, WORK RULES, PROPANE TORCH, CLOGGED, EXPLOSION, HOT ASPHALT

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	102877313			Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Occupation not reported

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