Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170710677 - Employee burned in drum explosion

Accident Summary Nr: 170710677 -- Report ID: 0111500 -- Event Date: 02/08/1995
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
123167819	02/08/1995	3599	0	H. Bixon & Sons, Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1 was cutting the top off of a metal drum that contained hydraulic oil vapors. When he torched the drum with a plasma cutter, the vapors ignited and the drum exploded. The fireball burned Employee #1 on the face, hands, and torso; he was hospitalized.

Keywords: BURN, FLAMMABLE VAPORS, DRUM, FIRE, TORSO, TORCH, EXPLOSION, HAND

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	123167819			Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Occupation not reported

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