Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200330256 - Employee burned when volatile powder wafers ignite

Accident Summary Nr: 200330256 -- Report ID: 0830300 -- Event Date: 11/16/1998
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
300237997	11/25/1998	2892	0	Technical Ordnance, Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1, age 18, was working alone in a production building, handling wafers formed of volatile powders, when the wafers ignited and started a fire. Employee #1 suffered severe burns over his upper body, for which he was hospitalized.

Keywords: BURN, DUST, WORK RULES, FIRE, CHEMICAL REACTION, MANUAL MAT HANDLING, COMBUSTIBLE DUST

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	300237997			Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Occupation not reported

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