Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 695346 - EMPLOYEE KILLED WHEN LOCKED INTO A FURNACE

Accident Summary Nr: 695346 -- Report ID: 0524700 -- Event Date: 09/18/1994
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
109779504	09/20/1994	3321	0	Whemco Ohio Foundry Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1, who worked for the Ohio Foundry Division of Whemco Incorporated, was working on an annealing furnace. It was on at about 170 degrees, increasing at a rate of about 15 degrees per hour. Employee #1 was trapped inside the furnace as the door accidentally closed and locked. He died as a result.

Keywords: FURNACE, HEAT, LOCKOUT, FOUNDRY, DOOR

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	109779504			Fatality	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Occupation not reported

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