Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 573527 - Employee burned in fur tannery explosion and fire

Accident Summary Nr: 573527 -- Report ID: 0524200 -- Event Date: 03/12/1993
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
102986395	03/12/1993	3111	0	National Superior

Abstract: At approximately 7:30 a.m. on March 12, 1993, one hundred fox pelts were in the final tanning phase at National Superior, a fur tannery. The pelts had first been rotated in a large wooden drum with 350 lb of sawdust and one-half gallon of naphtha, and then had been transferred to a rotating wire mesh cage to remove the sawdust/naphtha. The wire mesh cage is enclosed in a metal housing complete with metal doors. An explosion and fire occurred in the wire cage in the dressing room section of the tannery. Employee #1 suffered third-degree burns to the upper half of his body.

Keywords: BURN, SAWDUST, FIRE, NAPHTHA, EXPLOSION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	102986395			Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Occupation not reported

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