Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170120661 - Employee burned by hot vapors

Accident Summary Nr: 170120661 -- Report ID: 0453710 -- Event Date: 01/03/1990
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
18479451	03/20/1990	2893	0	Resinall Corp

Abstract: Employee #1 was assigned to mix two materials in a kettle to form a third material. The employee was pouring a bag of Norsolene 141 into a kettle when he noticed unusual lumping in the melted mixture. As he was looking at the lumps, hot vapors shot out of the kettle opening and struck him in the face. Employee #1 suffered second-degree burns to the face and head with several small third-degree burns to the head.

Keywords: BURN, HEAD, VAPOR, CHEMICAL REACTION, FACE, ACCIDENTAL DISCHARGE, CHEMICAL, HIGH TEMPERATURE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	18479451			Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Miscellaneous plant and system operators

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