Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 644310 - One victim killed, one injured by flying plexiglass panel

Accident Summary Nr: 644310 -- Report ID: 0215000 -- Event Date: 03/17/1992
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
101488039	03/18/1992	4953	0	Red Hook Recycling, Corp.

Abstract: Victims #1 and #2 were not employed by the firm and were unauthorized visitors in the plant. They were caught by a flying plexiglass panel during an explosion in a scrap metal shredder. The explosion was caused by an undetermined explosive substance that caught in the shredder. The force of the blast pushed the panel inward into the control room. Victim #1 was caught on his upper forehead by the panel, which sliced through his head, exposing brains. He died. Victim #2 was caught on the side of his head and leg by the panel, sustaining serious injuries. A plant employee, who was in the control room, was protected from the force of the blast by the room's structural steel shield.

Keywords: HEAD, PANEL, EXPLOSION, STRUCK BY, FLYING OBJECT, BRAIN, LEG

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	101488039			Fatality	Cut/Laceration	Occupation not reported
2	101488039			Hospitalized injury	Cut/Laceration	Occupation not reported

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