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Accident Summary Nr: 170731327 - Employee's ankle fractured when gas-fired oven explodes

Accident Summary Nr: 170731327 -- Report ID: 0950644 -- Event Date: 12/26/1995
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
119830578	12/26/1995	3369	0	Teledyne Cast Products

Abstract: At 9:30 a.m. on December 26, 1995, Employee #1, of Teledyne Casting Service, Pomona, CA, was installing a computer controlled thermostat (thermocouple) on a natural-gas-fired oven after test firing the oven that morning. He was at the control panel when the oven exploded. Employee #1 was treated at Pomona Valley Hospital for a fractured ankle. The employer reported the injury at 10:00 a.m. on December 26, 1995.

Keywords: FRACTURE, INSTALLING, OVEN, NATURAL GAS, EXPLOSION, STRUCK BY, ANKLE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	119830578			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Electricians

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