Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201380136 - EMPLOYEE KILLED IN FIRE

Accident Summary Nr: 201380136 -- Report ID: 0214500 -- Event Date: 12/01/1997
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
301947636	12/02/1997	5093	0	Joseph Damato Paperstock Corp

Abstract: Employee #1 was working in a recycling plant at the compactor-baler when the baler exploded. Aerosol cans were being crushed in the baler exploded and caught fire that spread rapidly through out the facility. Employee #1 was killed and a second employee was critically burned. (Information for second employee missing.)

Keywords: BURN, FIRE, EXPLOSION, BALER

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	301947636			Fatality	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Supervisors; handlers,equip-cleaners,laborers nec

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