Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201050812 - Employee burned in air duct fire in textile machine

Accident Summary Nr: 201050812 -- Report ID: 0950642 -- Event Date: 10/16/1997
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
126163583	11/02/1997	7363	0	Platinum Professional People

Abstract: At approximately 4:00 p.m. on October 16, 1997, Employee #1, a temporary worker at Coloramerica, a textile finishing plant, discovered a fire in an air duct on a textile processing machine. While trying to put out the blaze, he suffered burns to his hands, arms, and abdomen, for which he was hospitalized. Two regular employees of Coloramerica suffered from smoke inhalation while using portable fire extinguishers on the flames. The exact cause of the fire was not determined.

Keywords: BURN, DUCT, FIRE, SMOKE INHALATION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	126163583			Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Knitting, looping, taping & weaving mach.operators

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