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Accident Summary Nr: 14543045 - EMPLOYEE HEATED DRUM CONTAINING FLAMMABLE VAPORS, EXPLODED

Accident Summary Nr: 14543045 -- Report ID: 0418100 -- Event Date: 12/28/1984
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1175348	01/02/1985	1795	0	Mann Construction Co Inc
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1175371	01/02/1985	1742	0	Owens Drywall Co
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1175330	01/02/1985	1731	0	Stuart Electric Co Inc
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1175355	01/02/1985	1542	0	Bank Building Corporation

Abstract: ON DECEMBER 28, 1984, EMPLOYEES #1 AND #2 WERE USING A 55 GALLON DRUM AS A FORM TO BEND REINFORCING RODS INTO A CIRCULAR SHAPE. THE DRUM CONTAINED TWO TO THREE GALLONS OF CONCRETE SEALER, WITH A ZYLENE BASE, AND WAS PROPERLY MARKED AS CONTAINING FLAMMABLE MATERIALS. WHEN THE WORKERS STARTED USING AN ACETYLENE TORCH TO HASTEN BENDING, THE DRUM EXPLODED. EMPLOYEE #1, WHO WAS SITTING ON TOP OF THE DRUM, WAS BURNED OVER 95% OF HIS BODY. EMPLOYEE #2 RECEIVED BURNS OVER 10% OF HIS BODY (ARMS, LEGS, AND HANDS). EMPLOYEE #1 DIED JANUARY 9, 1985, AS A RESULT OF HIS INJURIES.

Keywords: FLAMMABLE VAPORS, DRUM, EXPLOSION, HAND, BURN, FIRE, LEG, ACETYLENE TORCH, CONSTRUCTION, ARM

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1175348	Fatality	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Occupation not reported
2	1175348	Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Occupation not reported
3	1175371			Occupation Not Listed
4	1175330			Occupation Not Listed
5	1175355			Occupation Not Listed

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