Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200529378 - One Employee Dies, One Is Burned When Furnace Explodes

Accident Summary Nr: 200529378 -- Report ID: 0751910 -- Event Date: 02/02/2005
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
308257351	02/08/2005	3325	331513	Keokuk Steel Castings Co.

Abstract: On February 2, 2005, Employees #1 and #2, maintenance electricians, were called to investigate a 2-ton, steel melting, induction furnace, that tripped off line. The furnace was in the process of sintering in a new lining. Employees #1 and #2 determined that the furnace tripped off because of a low internal cooling water supply. They were adding water when the furnace exploded. Employees #1 and #2 were seriously burned from molten steel and were hospitalized. Employee #1 died in the hospital three days later.

Keywords: BURN, FURNACE, HEAT, STEEL, EXPLOSION, MOLTEN METAL, TRIPPED, STRUCK BY, MELTING FURNACE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	308257351			Fatality	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Electricians
2	308257351			Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Electricians

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