Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200270973 - Employee burned by heated ammonium nitrate

Accident Summary Nr: 200270973 -- Report ID: 0524500 -- Event Date: 11/06/2001
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
303513063	12/05/2001	2892	0	Dyno Nobel, Inc.

Abstract: At approximately 2:45 a.m. on November 6, 2001, Employee #1, an employee of Dyno Nobel, Inc., was unloading heated (120 degrees C) ammonium nitrate solution when the transfer hose disconnected from the fitting and he was burned. The employee sustained second and third degree burns on 25 to 26 percent of his body.

Keywords: BURN, AMMONIUM NITRATE, HOSE, ACCIDENTAL DISCHARGE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	303513063			Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Miscellaneous plant and system operators

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