Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14349609 - Employee killed when flammable liquid explodes

Accident Summary Nr: 14349609 -- Report ID: 0419400 -- Event Date: 02/26/1994
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
18132795	03/01/1994	2869	0	Morton Electronic Materials

Abstract: Employee #1 was charging a glass-lined reactor by transferring isopropyl acetate, a flammable liquid, into it. While transferring the liquid, an explosion and fire occurred and Employee #1 was fatally burned.

Keywords: BURN, REACTOR, FLAMMABLE LIQUID, FIRE, EXPLOSION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	18132795			Fatality	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Occupation not reported

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