Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 153943.015 - One is killed, thirteen are injured in explosion

Accident Summary Nr: 153943.015 -- Report ID: 0522300 -- Event Date: 02/20/2023
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1651937.015	02/20/2023		331492	I Schumann & Co. Llc

Abstract: At 2:20 p.m. on February 20, 2023, employees were conducting maintenance on furnace 5. While maintenance personnel were inspecting a water leak at the No. 5 Rotary Furnace, the furnace moved, encapsulating water in the liquid molten metal bath and causing a steam explosion. The furnace was not locked out at the time the maintenance personnel were inspecting the furnace. One employee was killed and 13 were hospitalized to treat burns and struck by injuries from the explosion.

Keywords: Burn, Explosion, Explosion Venting, Falling Object, Furnace, Lockout, Lockout/Tagout, Maintenance, Steam, Struck By

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury
1	1651937.015	46	M	Fatality

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