Accident Report Detail
Accident Summary Nr: 200690436 - Employee Died From An Explosion
Inspection Nr | Date Opened | SIC | NAICS | Establishment Name |
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304040777 | 04/27/2001 | 7538 | 0 | Palmer Auto Mall |
Abstract: Employee #1 died when he was struck by the lid of a steel 55-gallon drum that exploded when he attempted to cut the drum apart with an oxy-actylene cutting torch. The drum had previously contained concentrated windshield washer fluid, which primarily consisted of methyl alcohol.
Employee # | Inspection Nr | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
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1 | 304040777 | Fatality | Bruise/Contus/Abras | Occupation not reported |