Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201610177 - TWO EMPLOYEES INJURED WHEN DRUM EXPLODES WHILE BEING CUT

Accident Summary Nr: 201610177 -- Report ID: 1054113 -- Event Date: 02/11/1998
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
302042239	02/12/1998	5083	0	Fisher Implement Company Inc

Abstract: Employee #1 was attempting to remove the top of a 55-gallon drum that had contained hydraulic fluid with a plasma cutter. The drum exploded. The drum top struck Employee #1, breaking his right wrist and his cheek bone. Employee #2, standing at the side of Employee #1, received a broken jaw. Both employees were hospitalized.

Keywords: DRUM, HYDRAULIC FLUID, TORCH, EXPLOSION, STRUCK BY, WRIST

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	302042239			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Welders and cutters

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