Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 78159.015 - Two employees sustain burns when splashed by molten lead

Accident Summary Nr: 78159.015 -- Report ID: 0418600 -- Event Date: 07/08/2015
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1078268.015	07/09/2015		331492	Sanders Lead Company, Inc.

Abstract: At 8:00 p.m. on July 8, 2015, two employees were adding sodium hydroxide to molten lead in a smelter. The employer stated the employee added the sodium hydroxide too fast causing hydrogen gas to form which ignited and the resulting pressure wave caused molten lead to splash out of the smelter. The employees sustained second degree burns on face, hands, forearms, ear, hip. Both employees were hospitalized.

Keywords: Explosion, Heat, Lead, Molten Metal, Sodium Hydroxide

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1078268.015	37	M	Hospitalized injury		Furnace, kiln and oven operators
2	1078268.015	42	M	Hospitalized injury		Furnace, kiln and oven operators

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