Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14469688 - MOLTEN METAL PIECE FELL INTO WATER; EXPLOSION OCCURRED

Accident Summary Nr: 14469688 -- Report ID: 0317500 -- Event Date: 02/18/1985
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1994979	02/19/1985	3312	0	United States Steel

Abstract: EMPLOYEES #1 THROUGH #3 WERE OBSERVING SOME WATER TRAPPED IN A BOP FURNACE FROM AN OVERHEAD POSITION. A MOLTEN "SKULL" FELL INTO THE WATER, CAUSING THE WATER TO BE COVERED BY A LAYER OF MOLTEN METAL WHICH WAS HEATED TO ABOUT 2,900 DEGREES. THE WATER VAPORIZED, CAUSING AN EXPLOSION WHICH BURNED AND BLASTED THE THREE EMPLOYEES.

Keywords: BURN, STEAM, EXPLOSION, MOLTEN METAL, WATER

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1994979	Fatality	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Managers and administrators, n.e.c
2	1994979	Fatality	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Managers and administrators, n.e.c
3	1994979	Fatality	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Managers and administrators, n.e.c

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