Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170868913 - Employee burned in flash fire at lehr

Accident Summary Nr: 170868913 -- Report ID: 0950622 -- Event Date: 08/16/1996
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125765974	08/16/1996	3221	0	Anchor Glass Container Corporation

Abstract: Employee #1, who worked for a glass manufacturer, was changing the compressed gas bottle of treatment material at the lehr. The connection is a two valve system. The liquid valve was jarred during delivery or installation so that treatment material escaped once the valve connection was opened. When the material contacted the lehr, it ignited in a flash fire. Employee #1 sustained burns and was treated on site before being transported by helicopter to a hospital.

Keywords: BURN, FLAMMABLE LIQUID, UNSECURED, FIRE, VALVE, COMBUSTIBLE LIQUID, ACCIDENTAL DISCHARGE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	125765974			Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Not specified mechanics and repairers

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