Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200757342 - Employee is killed after being burned by molten melal

Accident Summary Nr: 200757342 -- Report ID: 0522500 -- Event Date: 11/03/2003
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
121914428	11/07/2003	3743	336510	The Griffin Wheel Company

Abstract: On November 3, 2003, an employee was working around an electric arc furnace, tending a heat. There was a flare up and the employee tilted the furnace back. The furnace then exploded and molten metal poured out the door of the furnace. The employee suffered burns from his knees to the top of his head. He died 3 days later.

Keywords: BURN, FURNACE, ELECTRIC ARC, EXPLOSION, MOLTEN METAL

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	121914428			Fatality	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Occupation not reported

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