Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14457113 - EMPLOYEE BURNED DURING MOLTEN METAL EXPLOSION

Accident Summary Nr: 14457113 -- Report ID: 0854910 -- Event Date: 10/17/1984
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
15198633	10/17/1984	3339	0	Amax Specialty Metals Corp

Abstract: ON OCTOBER 17, 1984, AT 1:15 AM, A TWENTY-SEVEN YEAR OLD EMPLOYEE OF AMAX SPECIALTY METALS, INC., WAS TRYING TO GET A 4800 POUND PIECE OF INGOT TO LAY EVEN IN THE FURNACE. THE EMPLOYEE (EMPLOYEE #1) HIT THE HIGH EDGE OF THE INGOT WITH A FORKLIFT AND THE INGOT FELL INTO THE KETTLE, WHICH ALREADY CONTAINED A MOLTEN MANGANESE METAL. AN EXPLOSION OCCURRED AND EMPLOYEE #1 WAS BURNED OVER 91 PERCENT OF HIS BODY.

Keywords: BURN, FURNACE, EXPLOSION, MOLTEN METAL, METAL INGOT, HIGH TEMPERATURE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	15198633			Fatality	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Furnace, kiln and oven operators

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