Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201481348 - EMPLOYEE SUSTAINS HEAD INJURIES WHILE WELDING

Accident Summary Nr: 201481348 -- Report ID: 0950622 -- Event Date: 06/18/1998
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125839332	10/27/1998	5411	0	Patterson Frozen Foods

Abstract: On June 18, 1998, Employee #1, a mechanic at a frozen food plant, was fabricating a lid for a vacuum tank. He had welded two 2-in.-diameter cleanouts and was checking for leaks when the lid blew off while under air pressure striking him in the head. He was hospitalized for his injuries.

Keywords: LEAK, AIR PRESSURE, FRACTURE, FROZEN

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	125839332			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Supervisors, mechanics and repairers

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