Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201124302 - Employee injured by exploding beaker

Accident Summary Nr: 201124302 -- Report ID: 0950613 -- Event Date: 05/15/2003
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
300839636	06/17/2003	8731	541710	Tularik

Abstract: On May 15, 2003, Employee #1 suffered a laceration when a beaker exploded during a distillation process. It was theorized that an intermediate which is potentially explosive and had been produced in the chemical reaction preceding the distillation was not fully quenched.

Keywords: DISTILLER, EXPLOSION, LACERATION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	300839636			Non Hospitalized injury	Cut/Laceration	Chemists, except biochemists

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