Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170833636 - Employee burned in heat tank explosion

Accident Summary Nr: 170833636 -- Report ID: 0352440 -- Event Date: 03/24/1996
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
127364990	03/24/1996	3999	0	Cunningham Asphalt Company,Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1 was starting up a Hy-Way asphalt heat tank. The heat tank had mineral oil that ran through coils inside it, and a burner that heated the oil and thus kept the asphalt in liquid form. For some reason, the hot oil line ruptured, resulting in an explosion. Employee #1 was covered with flaming mineral oil and sustained second- and third-degree burns over 50 percent of his body.

Keywords: BURN, FLAMMABLE LIQUID, FIRE, OIL LINE, RUPTURE, EXPLOSION, HOT ASPHALT, ASPHALT

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	127364990			Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Supervisors, production occupations

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