Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201113776 - Employee burned after hose failure

Accident Summary Nr: 201113776 -- Report ID: 0950643 -- Event Date: 01/28/2002
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
126186774	04/11/2002	5149	312112	Natural Oils International, Inc.

Abstract: On January 28, 2002, Employee #1 was pumping hot palm oil from a 55-gallon drum into several five- and one-gallon buckets with an electrically-driven pump connected to a reinforced PVC hose. The hose came off the pump connection, spraying him with hot oil. Employee #1 was hospitalized with second- and third-degree burns. Contributing factors in the accident were failure to use a hose connection recommended by the pump manufacturer, a hose size reduction downstream of the failure point, and the decreased viscosity of the oil when heated.

Keywords: BURN, DRUM, LUBRICATING FLUID, HOSE, PUMP

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	126186774			Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Traffic, shipping and receiving clerks

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