Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 781864 - Employee burned when gas ignites

Accident Summary Nr: 781864 -- Report ID: 0452110 -- Event Date: 10/16/1990
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
112336698	10/18/1990	3312	0	A K Steel Corporation

Abstract: Employees were burning a nut off an expansion rod in order to remove an expansion joint from the steam pipe that entered the still column at the sulfi-ban unit. Gas was ignited and Employee #1 sustained second-degree burns on his face and hands.

Keywords: BURN, FLAMMABLE VAPORS, FIRE, GAS, EXPLOSION, FACE, HAND, CUTTING AND BURNING

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	112336698			Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Occupation not reported

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