Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170104798 - Employee sustains collapsed lung in explosion

Accident Summary Nr: 170104798 -- Report ID: 0551800 -- Event Date: 07/13/1995
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
124001413	07/13/1995	3443	0	Kennedy Tank And Mfg Co Inc

Abstract: Employee #1 was assigned to go to the storage area to cut the ends out of empty 55 gal steel drums. The drums were sitting with their ends up and had their stops open on the gravel ground. The drum that Employee #1 began cutting did not have the top end cut out, so when he applied the cutting torch, it exploded, blowing the lid off. The lid hit him in the chest and he fell backwards and rolled over onto the ground. The drum had not been cleaned and purged of Atlac Polyester Resin residue, which is flammable. Employee #1 was hospitalized with a collapsed lung and other internal injuries.

Keywords: LUNG, FLAMMABLE LIQUID, FLAMMABLE VAPORS, WORK RULES, DRUM, TORCH, EXPLOSION, STRUCK BY, CUTTING AND BURNING

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	124001413			Hospitalized injury	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Helpers, mechanics and repairers

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