Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14528970 - Employee burned when dust collector explodes

Accident Summary Nr: 14528970 -- Report ID: 0111700 -- Event Date: 06/12/1991
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
17901349	06/12/1991	3559	0	Hitchiner Manufacturing Co., Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1 was feeding 400 lb of granular polyalphamethyl styrene (CAS 25014-31-7) through a Mikropal #3 micropulverizer (equipped with a .032 in. screen) into a Mikropal Mikro-Pulsaire dry dust collector. The Mikro-Pulsaire unit has a continuously self-cleaning bag filter located inside the building and had no provision for explosion relief or venting. Apparently a piece of metal between 1 and 2 in. got past the magnet in the micropulverizer, ignited the dust in the system, and caused a fire and explosion that blew open the access door to the dust collector. Employee #1 was standing about 10 ft from the door and sustained second- and third degree-burns on his hands and face.

Keywords: BURN, EXPLOSION VENTING, WORK RULES, FIRE, DUST COLLECTOR, EXPLOSION, STYRENE, COMBUSTIBLE DUST, FACE, HAND

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	17901349			Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Occupation not reported

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