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Accident Summary Nr: 200232007 - Employee Is Killed When Burned by Molten Sulfur

Accident Summary Nr: 200232007 -- Report ID: 1032500 -- Event Date: 08/28/2007
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
309971976	08/29/2007	2869	325199	J. R. Simplot Company

Abstract: On August 28, 2007, Employee #1, a maintenance worker, was sprayed with molten sulfur while grinding bolts from a pipe flange in an effort to remove a pipe section. The molten sulfur ignited burning and killing him.

Keywords: BURN, GRINDER, FIRE, MOLTEN METAL, SULFUR, PIPE, STRUCK BY, FLYING OBJECT

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	309971976			Fatality	Burn(Chemical)	Supervisors, mechanics and repairers

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