Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170253173 - Two employees injured when struck by incinerator door

Accident Summary Nr: 170253173 -- Report ID: 1055360 -- Event Date: 01/29/1990
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
111568531	01/31/1990	3732	0	Westport Shipyard Inc

Abstract: At 8:00 a.m. on January 29, 1990, Employees #1 and #2 were assigned to light a wood-burning incinerator. This was not among their normal duties. When the incinerator was loaded with paper and wooden pallets, Employee #1 took a 5-gallon plastic bucket partially filled with gasoline and soaked the paper and pallets. He then lit a small piece of paper, threw it through the open incinerator door, and tried to close it. The gas ignited, causing the door to fly open and strike both employees. Employee #1 was hospitalized for treatment of his injuries.

Keywords: FLAMMABLE LIQUID, WORK RULES, FIRE, EXPLOSION, COMBUSTIBLE LIQUID, INCINERATOR, STRUCK BY, GASOLINE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	111568531			Hospitalized injury	Concussion	Occupation not reported
2	111568531			Non Hospitalized injury	Concussion	Occupation not reported

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