Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14336242 - Employee injured when struck by end of exploding drum

Accident Summary Nr: 14336242 -- Report ID: 0418100 -- Event Date: 01/24/1989
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
18315283	01/24/1989	3444	0	Dempster Equipment, Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1 was attempting to cut the bottom out of a 55 gallon drum using an oxy-acetylene cutting torch. The drum was purchased empty from a local paint company. The drum had previously contained Piedmont Paints and Primers, Inc., V-1194, 50 sheen top coat, which contains toluene, xylene, ethyl and isobutyl alcohol, etc. The drum had not been cleaned. Employee #1 started cutting the drum with the torch and it exploded, seriously injuring him. The drum was labeled with warnings against welding or cutting. Also, there was a picture depicting the prohibition of welding or cutting the drum.

Keywords: ACETYLENE TORCH, FLAMMABLE VAPORS, WORK RULES, DRUM, PAINT, EXPLOSION, STRUCK BY, CONCUSSION, CUTTING AND BURNING

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	18315283			Hospitalized injury	Concussion	Occupation not reported

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