Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200840213 - Employee injured in explosion inside metal furnace

Accident Summary Nr: 200840213 -- Report ID: 0524530 -- Event Date: 04/15/1997
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
300604469	04/23/1997	3312	0	Laclede Steel Company

Abstract: Employee #1 was working approximately 40 ft away from an electric arc metal furnace. A violent reaction took place inside and hot metal was blown out the slag door, striking Employee #1. He sustained burns, for which he was hospitalized. Apparently some moisture had found its way into the furnace refractory during a maintenance shutdown, and this had triggered the explosion.

Keywords: BURN, MAINTENANCE, MOLTEN SLAG, EXPLOSION, MOLTEN METAL, CHEMICAL REACTION, STRUCK BY, FLYING OBJECT, MELTING FURNACE, WATER

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	300604469			Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Occupation not reported

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