Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201330933 - Employee Is Burned, Later Dies

Accident Summary Nr: 201330933 -- Report ID: 0213600 -- Event Date: 11/03/2006
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
310542139	11/16/2006	2992	324191	Summit Lubricants Inc.

Abstract: On November 3, 2006, Employee #1 was heating grease at temperatures between 350 degrees Fahrenheit and 400 degrees Fahrenheit. Employee #1 inserted a metal rod into the grease kettle to take a sample. A flash fire occurred. The metal rod was not grounded, and static electricity was generated, which ignited the flammable vapors. Employee #1 sustained third-degree burns to his upper body and was taken to the hospital. Six weeks later, Employee #1 died of heart failure in the hospital.

Keywords: BURN, CARDIOVASC SYSTEM, HEART, HEAT, STATIC ELECTRICITY, FLAMMABLE VAPORS, HEART ATTACK, FIRE, TORSO

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	310542139			Fatality	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Occupation not reported

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