Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201520582 - Employee sustained burns in downcast tank explosion

Accident Summary Nr: 201520582 -- Report ID: 0111500 -- Event Date: 05/20/1999
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
123298127	05/20/1999	3351	0	Ansonia Copper & Brass, Inc.

Abstract: At approximately 3:30 a.m. on May 20, 1999, Employee #1, a caster, sustained several partial thickness burns when accumulated steam caused an explosion in the downcast tank of Furnace Number 6. Employee #1 was hospitalized.

Keywords: BURN, FURNACE, CASTER, STEAM, EXPLOSION, TANK

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	123298127			Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Molding and casting machine operators

Thank You for Visiting Our Website

You are exiting the Department of Labor's Web server.

The Department of Labor does not endorse, takes no responsibility for, and exercises no control over the linked organization or its views, or contents, nor does it vouch for the accuracy or accessibility of the information contained on the destination server. The Department of Labor also cannot authorize the use of copyrighted materials contained in linked Web sites. Users must request such authorization from the sponsor of the linked Web site. Thank you for visiting our site. Please click the button below to continue.