Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200571529 - Employee Gets Burns to Face and Arm from Explosion

Accident Summary Nr: 200571529 -- Report ID: 0316700 -- Event Date: 01/20/2011
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
314243593	01/20/2011	2671	326112	Bemis Flexible Packaging, Milprint Division

Abstract: At approximately 10:00 am, on January 20, 2011 Employee #1 was operating two drying ovens on a press when he noticed adhesive dripping out of oven 10 on press 931. When Employee #1 went and pressed the stop button there was an explosion in oven 10. Employee #1 was hospitalized at Lehigh Valley Burn and Recovery Center in Allentown, PA with first and second degree burns to the face, right and left arm.

Keywords: BURN, OVEN, EXPLOSION, ARM, FACE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	314243593			Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Pressing machine operators

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