Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14561757 - EMPLOYEE KILLED IN FIRE WHEN HOT ASPHALT CAUGHT FIRE

Accident Summary Nr: 14561757 -- Report ID: 0214700 -- Event Date: 06/12/1987
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
100693084	06/15/1987	2951	0	Suffolk Asphalt Materials, Inc.

Abstract: EMPLOYEE #1 WAS SEVERELY BURNED WHEN AN ASPHALT LINE HE WAS HEATING TO DISSOLVE A BLOCKAGE BROKE OPEN AND THE CONTENTS CAUGHT FIRE. HE WAS WORKING FROM THE FIRST PLATFORM OF A BATCHING TOWER, APPROXIMATELY 15 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL. THE STATIC PRESSURE IN THE LINE AND THE PRESSURE GENERATED BY HEATING THE ASPHALT AND THE #2 OIL IN THE LINE CAUSED THE LINE TO RUPTURE. THE ERUPTING COMBUSTIBLE CONTENTS IMMEDIATELY IGNITED, CREATING A FIRE BALL 40 TO 50 FEET HIGH. EMPLOYEE #1 WAS COMPLETELY ENGULFED IN THE FIREBALL, AND LATER DIED AS A RESULT OF THE BURNS HE SUFFERED.

Keywords: WORK RULES, FIRE, PROPANE TORCH, CLOGGED, HIGH PRESSURE, ASPHALT

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	100693084			Fatality	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Occupation not reported

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