Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200460749 - Employee killed when flammable product explodes

Accident Summary Nr: 200460749 -- Report ID: 0111400 -- Event Date: 07/24/2000
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
302922646	07/24/2000	3272	0	Scituate Concrete Pipe Corporation

Abstract: Employee #1 was using an oxygen/acetylene torch to burn off the top of a drum that held a flammable product. The container exploded, killing Employee #1.

Keywords: ACETYLENE TORCH, FLAMMABLE LIQUID, WORK RULES, DRUM, TORCH, EXPLOSION, COMBUSTIBLE LIQUID, CUTTING AND BURNING

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	302922646			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported

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