Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14570915 - Employee burned by molten metal and steam

Accident Summary Nr: 14570915 -- Report ID: 0524700 -- Event Date: 01/06/1987
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
100074053	01/06/1987	3312	0	Empire-Detroit Steel, Div. Of Cyclops Corp.

Abstract: Employee #1, the supervisor, was tilting an electrical arc furnace to check for a water leak in the bottom panel when the furnace exploded. He was burned by molten metal and steam. The power had been shut off for between 45 and 60 minutes, and all workers except Employee #1 had left the area.

Keywords: BURN, FURNACE, WORK RULES, STEAM, EXPLOSION, MOLTEN METAL

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	100074053			Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Occupation not reported

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