Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201634862 - Employee Is Injured in Explosion

Accident Summary Nr: 201634862 -- Report ID: 1054112 -- Event Date: 12/02/2004
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
308247352	12/02/2004	3845	334510	Micro Systems Engineering Inc

Abstract: On December 2, 2004, Employee #1, a maintenance worker, was installing a pressure regulator on a high pressure compressed gas tank when the regulator exploded. Employee #1 was hospitalized and treated for severe facial injuries. The accident investigation revealed that the cause of the explosion was due to a low pressure regulator was being connected to a high pressure compressed gas cylinder.

Keywords: REGULATOR VALVE, CYLINDER, COMPRESSED GAS, EXPLOSION, HIGH PRESSURE, STRUCK BY, FLYING OBJECT, FACE, TANK, UNTRAINED

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	308247352			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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