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Accident Summary Nr: 200101541 - Employee Suffers Burns in Lab Fire

Accident Summary Nr: 200101541 -- Report ID: 0522300 -- Event Date: 12/14/2002
Inspection NrDate OpenedSICNAICSEstablishment Name
30532804912/23/20022911324110Marathon Ashland Petroleum Llc

Abstract: Employee #1 was using a vacuum pump in a laboratory process in which gasoline and other process samples were drawn through a filter to determine the amount and type of particulate. There was a sudden fire caused by accumulated vapor being ignited by an electrical or static electrical spark. Employee #1 wore a fire retardant lab coat and safety glasses, but was burned on the head and face. Employee #1 was hospitalized.

Keywords: BURN, ELECTRIC ARC, HEAD, ELECTRICAL, E GI VII, FIRE, LAB WORKER, VACUUM VESSEL, SPARK, GASOLINE

Employee Details
Employee # Inspection Nr Age Sex Degree of Injury Nature of Injury Occupation
1 305328049 Hospitalized injury Burn/Scald(Heat) Chemical technicians

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