Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170340806 - Employee killed, another injured during fire

Accident Summary Nr: 170340806 -- Report ID: 0317900 -- Event Date: 07/29/1994
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
122023724	08/01/1994	2754	0	Phn Packaging Systems, Inc.

Abstract: Employees were working on a rotogravure printing press that uses flammable materials to print. A printing station applied flammable adhesive to the film and a fire occurred. Employees #1 and #2, who were near the press, were injured. Employee #2 was set afire, but fellow workers managed to extinguish the fire. Employee #1 was killed when the fire propagated to a drying oven, causing it to explode.

Keywords: BURN, PRINTING PRESS, FLAMMABLE VAPORS, OVEN, FIRE, EXPLOSION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	122023724			Fatality	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Occupation not reported
2	122023724			Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Occupation not reported

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