Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170733638 - EMPLOYEE IS STRUCK BY DOOR DURING EXPLOSION

Accident Summary Nr: 170733638 -- Report ID: 0950644 -- Event Date: 04/12/1993
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
112200167	04/15/1993	7692	0	Ebtec Radcliff

Abstract: EMPLOYEE #1 WAS PERFORMING HIS USUAL DUTIES AS AN ELECTRONIC BEAM WELDER MACHINE OPERATOR. THE MACHINE HAS THREE PUMPS: HOLDING, ROUGHING, AND DIP. THE FORELINE VALVE BETWEEN THE ROUGHING PUMP AND THE DIP PUMP WAS STUCK OPEN. THE AIR HIT THE OIL IN THE DIP PUMP AND AN INTERNAL EXPLOSION OCCURRED. THE PRESSURE CAUSED THE DOOR TO BLOW OPEN ON EMPLOYEE #1'S ARM. EMPLOYEE #1 SUSTAINED A FRACTURED WRIST AND CUTS AND BRUISES TO THE LEFT ARM.

Keywords: FRACTURE, OPEN VALVE, WELDING, EXPLOSION, LACERATION, HIGH PRESSURE, STRUCK BY, ARM, PUMP

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	112200167			Non Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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