Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14430391 - Employee burned in furnace explosion

Accident Summary Nr: 14430391 -- Report ID: 0830500 -- Event Date: 04/05/1990
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
100678853	04/05/1990	3312	0	C F & I Steel Corp.

Abstract: Employee #1 was checking where water was leaking into an electric arc furnace. When the water came in contact with the hot steel, there was an explosion and hot slag and molten metal spewed out onto Employee #1. He was hospitalized as a result of his injuries.

Keywords: FURNACE, LEAK, PPE, MOLTEN SLAG, WORK RULES, EXPLOSION, MOLTEN METAL, STRUCK BY, HIGH TEMPERATURE, WATER

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	100678853			Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Occupation not reported

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