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Occupational Safety and Health Administration OSHA

Accident: 79945.015 - Employee Is Burned When A Dust Collector Explodes

**Accident: 79945.015 -- Report ID: 0418100 -- Event Date: 09/23/2015**
Inspection	Open Date	SIC	Establishment Name
1095766.015	10/01/2015		Nakanishi Manufacturing Corporation

At 4:15 p.m. on September 23, 2015, an employee was trouble shooting a dust coll ector that was not working properly. The employee began working on the solenoid switches controlling the "blow down" function for the dust collector. As the emp loyee reattached the solenoid switch controlling the blow down to the machine an d at approximately the same time the dust collector had a pre-planned automatic blow down of the dust collector. Static energy caused the dust to spark and with out the collector being grounded or having a deflagration system it exploded. Th e employee sustained third degree burns to his hands and abdomen. The employee w as hospitalized.

Keywords: abdomen, burn, combustible dust, dust, dust collector, explosion, hand

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree	Nature	Occupation
1	1095766.015	33	M	Hospitalized injury		Machinery maintenance occupations

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