Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201100559 - Employee injured in natural gas explosion

Accident Summary Nr: 201100559 -- Report ID: 0950623 -- Event Date: 11/14/1997
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125664656	11/17/1997	0723	0	Ca Family Foods

Abstract: A natural gas line had a leak in a control room for a rice dryer. The natural gas accumulated in the control room and ignited when a warehouse supervisor energized a piece of equipment. The explosion blew the employee through the wall. The employee suffered numerous injuries for which he was hospitalized.

Keywords: BURN, ELECTRIC ARC, ELECTRICAL, E GI VII, NATURAL GAS, EXPLOSION, ELEC EQUIPMENT--MISC

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	125664656			Hospitalized injury	Other	Supervisors, farm workers

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