Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 686840 - Employee injured in acetylene hose explosion

Accident Summary Nr: 686840 -- Report ID: 0854910 -- Event Date: 12/23/1985
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
102087483	12/26/1985	5093	0	R.C.I. Salvage

Abstract: At approximately 2:45 pm on December 23, 1985, Employee #1 was stripping wrecked cars of usable parts. The oxygen-fuel welding cart he was using had splices in the fuel and oxygen hoses. The splice were made from used gas filters. One of the filters apparently exploded when oxygen got into the fuel-line filter, causing rapid oxidation. The employee was hospitalized for injuries sustained in the explosion.

Keywords: ACETYLENE, WELDER, WELDING, HOSE, LINE CONNECTOR, EXPLOSION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	102087483			Hospitalized injury	Puncture	Occupation not reported

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