Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170066997 - Employee burned during aerosol can explosion

Accident Summary Nr: 170066997 -- Report ID: 0352420 -- Event Date: 09/07/1995
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
119543841	09/07/1995	9999	0	Thomas Mcclellan And Lee Wilson

Abstract: Employee #1 was cutting and burning a steel I-beam at its base. An aerosol liquid cleaner can was stored between a space approximately 3 in. wide between the I-beam and a steel panel. As Employee #1 cut down the I-beam, the aerosol can heated up and exploded. Employee #1 sustained second-degree burns on his arms, face, and the back of his neck.

Keywords: BURN, FLAMMABLE LIQUID, WORK RULES, EXPLOSION, CLEANING FLUID, NECK, ARM, FACE, CUTTING AND BURNING

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	119543841			Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Construction trades, n.e.c.

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