Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 171110422 - Employee injured when oxygen tank explodes

Accident Summary Nr: 171110422 -- Report ID: 0454510 -- Event Date: 10/22/1998
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
301771168	10/23/1998	3341	0	Mid-Carolina Steel & Recycling Co., Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1 was operating a 500 ton shear in a scrap yard. The crane operator had loaded some scrap metal into the shear and Employee #1 was standing by the machine to cut and press the metal. Apparently, a 36 in. long oxygen cylinder that had been in with the scrap exploded under pressure. Employee #1 was struck by several pieces of flying metal and also sustained minor burns. He was taken to Richland Memorial Hospital, where he was admitted for treatment.

Keywords: BURN, OXYGEN, SHEARING MACHINE, WORK RULES, SCRAP YARD, EXPLOSION, HIGH PRESSURE, STRUCK BY, FLYING OBJECT, TANK

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	301771168			Hospitalized injury	Puncture	Misc. metal & plastic processing machine operators

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