Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201860723 - Three Employees Injured and One Dies in Dust Explosion

Accident Summary Nr: 201860723 -- Report ID: 0452110 -- Event Date: 09/24/2010
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
313621344	09/24/2010	2819	325191	Kingsford Manufacturing Company

Abstract: At approximately 11:40 a.m. on September 24, 2010, Employees #1, #2 and #3 were seriously burned, while Employee #4 died died of his injuries, when a dust explolsion ocurred. Employees #1,#2,#3 and #4 were performing hot work on a conveyor belt, located over three briquette silos thought to have been emptied and washed down before hot work began.

Keywords: BURN, DUST, EXPLOSION, CONVEYOR, SILO

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	313621344	Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Occupation not reported
2	313621344	Fatality	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Occupation not reported
3	313621344	Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Occupation not reported
4	313621344	Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Occupation not reported

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