Accident Report Detail

Accident: 200450294 - Employee Burned When Exposed Wiring Ignites Chemical

**Accident: 200450294 -- Report ID: 0418600 -- Event Date: 07/08/1997**
Inspection	Open Date	SIC	Establishment Name
109148809	07/10/1997	2869	Kardoes Rubber Company, Inc.

Employee #1 was operating a Banbury mixer when carbon black that came out of the mixer ignited and caused a flash fire. He suffered severe burns, and he was hospitalized for over a month. Apparently, the carbon black was mixed with some type of volatile organic that ignited when it came into contact with the exposed wiring of the overhead lights.

Keywords: burn, flammable vapors, inadequate maint, work rules, fire, lighting fixture, chemical vapor, combustible dust, electric cord, chemical

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree	Nature	Occupation
1	109148809			Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Occupation not reported

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