Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14398218 - EMPLOYEE HOSPITALIZED WITH BURNS IN CHEMICAL FIRE

Accident Summary Nr: 14398218 -- Report ID: 0626600 -- Event Date: 12/15/1989
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
106613623	12/15/1989	5169	0	Sea Lion Chemical

Abstract: Employee #1, a pump mechanic, took the bolts out of a pump and asked an operator to blow the line to the pump clear with Number 2 chemical. The operator opened a valve on the bottom of the reactor and the pump fell apart releasing xylene, which ignited and burned Employee #1. He was hospitalized.

Keywords: BURN, XYLENE, FIRE, CHEMICAL BURN, PUMP, CHEMICAL

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	106613623			Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Occupation not reported

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