Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200624054 - Employee Is Burned and Killed in Explosion

Accident Summary Nr: 200624054 -- Report ID: 0454715 -- Event Date: 11/14/2006
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
310312905	11/20/2006	3353	331315	Rollex Aluminum Llc

Abstract: Employee #1 was temporary supervisor in a casting house. Employee #1 was using a forklift and carried a large "dross" pan outside into raining weather. The moisture from the rain hitting the dross caused an explosion. "Dross" is impurities that have raised to the top of the molten metal and are scraped off and then recycled separately. Employee #1 was killed.

Keywords: BURN, HEAT, EXPLOSION, FOUNDRY

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	310312905			Fatality	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Molding and casting machine operators

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