Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14308670 - EMPLOYEE DIED FROM TRANSFORMER EXPLOSION

Accident Summary Nr: 14308670 -- Report ID: 0213400 -- Event Date: 09/21/1988
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
100241504	09/21/1988	3341	0	Amex Specialty Coppers Corp.

Abstract: A transformer overheated. The epoxy in the transformer had decomposed, ignited, and caused an electrical fault. The front doors of the electrical cabinet for the Inductor-250 furnace blew open from the ensuring electric arc. The doors struck the employee in the head, throwing him backwards, and he struck his head against the furnace. The employee died from skull fracture and associated internal traumas.

Keywords: FURNACE, HEAD, EXPLOSION, STRUCK BY, TRANSFORMER

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	100241504			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported

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