Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170804777 - Employee burned in slagging operation

Accident Summary Nr: 170804777 -- Report ID: 1054112 -- Event Date: 07/05/1995
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
124815697	07/05/1995	3325	0	Esco Corporation

Abstract: At approximately 8:00 a.m. on June 30, 1995, Employee #1 was slagging off at heat. Too much steel was poured into the slag pot, making a hole in the pot through which the steel ran out. The employee was on the slag stand and caught on fire from the radiant heat. He was hospitalized with burns to his lower legs.

Keywords: BURN, HEAT, STEEL-MELTING FURN, STEEL, POT, WORK RULES, FIRE, EQUIPMENT FAILURE, HIGH TEMPERATURE, LEG

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	124815697			Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Laborers, except construction

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