Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 723601 - Three employees injured by exploding vapors

Accident Summary Nr: 723601 -- Report ID: 0521700 -- Event Date: 10/23/1992
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
103451266	10/23/1992	3531	0	Callaghan Asphalt Company

Abstract: Employee #1 was in a workshop preparing to cut a nut off a piece of equipment with a torch. When he lit the torch, he ignited vapors that had escaped from two 5-gal cans of Tannergas, a flammable liquid, which had been stored under a workbench approximately 3 ft away. One of the cans had a hole poked through the top to ease pouring. The vapors had escaped through the hole. Employee #1 sustained third-degree burns over 60 percent of his lower body. Employees #2 and #3 were treated for smoke inhalation.

Keywords: BURN, FLAMMABLE VAPORS, FIRE, TORCH, EXPLOSION, SMOKE INHALATION, CUTTING AND BURNING

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	103451266	Non Hospitalized injury	Asphyxia	Occupation not reported
2	103451266	Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Occupation not reported
3	103451266	Non Hospitalized injury	Asphyxia	Occupation not reported

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