Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 787499 - Employee burned in sawdust explosion

Accident Summary Nr: 787499 -- Report ID: 1054118 -- Event Date: 09/27/1993
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
123717092	09/27/1993	5113	0	Weyerhaeuser Co

Abstract: Employee #1 was blowing down wood dust that had accumulated in a raw material storage area of a particleboard plant. During Employee #1's cleanup efforts, a wood dust fire started in another portion of the plant and soon traveled to the area where he was working. As the result of the secondary wood dust explosion and fire, Employee #1 received second and third degree burns.

Keywords: BURN, SAWDUST, CLEANING, FIRE, EXPLOSION, COMBUSTIBLE DUST

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	123717092			Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Occupation not reported

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