Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14460752 - EMPLOYEE BURNED IN FLASH FIRE

Accident Summary Nr: 14460752 -- Report ID: 0257220 -- Event Date: 02/27/1987
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
18690016	04/21/1987	2834	0	Squibb Manufacturing Inc

Abstract: EMPLOYEE #1 WAS WASHING THE INTERIOR OF A DRYER, ASSISTED BY ANOTHER CHEMICAL OPERATOR. THEY WERE USING METHANOL AND A 2-PERCENT CAUSTIC SODA. AN UNKNOWN IGNITION SOURCE IGNITED THE VAPORS, CAUSING A FLASH FIRE WHICH FATALLY BURNED EMPLOYEE #1.

Keywords: BURN, CONFINED SPACE, FLAMMABLE VAPORS, CLEANING, FIRE, NATURAL GAS, CHEMICAL

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	18690016			Fatality	Burn(Chemical)	Chemical technicians

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