Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202005633 - Three Employees Burned in Refining Furnance Accident

Accident Summary Nr: 202005633 -- Report ID: 0317000 -- Event Date: 12/01/2011
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
315817882	12/02/2011	3312	331111	Arcelormittal

Abstract: Employee #1, Employee #2 and Employee #3, were working in near a refining furnace, when a ladle breached while in the ladle refining furnace. The molten steel released, and melted through a hydraulic fluid line on the furnace's ladle car. A flash fire burned Employee #1, Employee #2 and Employee #3 on the adjacent work platform when the hydraulic fluid line ruptured. All three were taken to a local hospital and remained there from the burns they received in the accident.

Keywords: BURN, FURNACE, HEALTH CARE FACILITY

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	315817882	Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Occupation not reported
2	315817882	Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Occupation not reported
3	315817882	Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Occupation not reported

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