Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 594176 - Employee dies after being burned by steam

Accident Summary Nr: 594176 -- Report ID: 0419400 -- Event Date: 08/17/1990
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
17441890	08/21/1990	2273	0	U. S. Axminster, Inc.

Abstract: Employees were pulling a stock sample from the stock dye kettle without cutting off the steam. The kettle lid had been raised and left open. Employee #1 and two coworkers were in the area of the kettle when steam that had built up under the stock, lifted the stock and expelled it from the kettle and over the employees. All three were burned. Employee #1 later died.

Keywords: BURN, COVER, STEAM, HIGH PRESSURE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	17441890			Fatality	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Occupation not reported

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