Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201150083 - Employee burned when vapors ignited by pilot light

Accident Summary Nr: 201150083 -- Report ID: 0950633 -- Event Date: 02/18/1996
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125959098	05/17/1996	3316	0	Bredero Price Company

Abstract: At approximately 11:00 p.m. on February 18, 1996, Employee #1 and a coworker were attempting to install a blank in a gas line to a processing furnace in the company's galvanizing department. As they removed the bolts holding the section of pipe in place, they felt the gas rushing past their faces. The gas traveled upward to the pilot lights in the furnace, where it was ignited and caused a flashback. Employee #1 sustained second-degree burns to his neck and face, and first-degree burns to his arms. The coworker was not injured.

Keywords: BURN, FURNACE, PILOT LIGHT, FLAMMABLE VAPORS, WORK RULES, FIRE, GAS, FLASHBACK, NECK, FACE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	125959098			Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Machinery maintenance occupations

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