Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 802645 - Employee injured when struck by pressure vessel

Accident Summary Nr: 802645 -- Report ID: 0454510 -- Event Date: 03/27/1990
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
111008702	03/28/1990	7534	0	Re-Tire Treading Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1 was operating a Bondag pressurized container to cure sidewalls of truck tires. The container hatch blew off and the recoiling container pinned the employee against a wall, fracturing his arm and pelvis and causing internal bleeding. The container had been inspected in July 1987 by the North Carolina pressure vessel division, inspection seal #227926 (and ASME #1-1456-60) and found to have faulty pressure relief valves. The faulty valves had been replaced about 90 days prior to the accident. The vessel was pressurized with 80 lb of air at 210 degrees F.

Keywords: AIR PRESSURE, FRACTURE, PRESSURE VESSEL, HATCH, PINNED, PELVIS, VALVE, ARM, FLYING OBJECT, HIGH TEMPERATURE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	111008702			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Laborers, except construction

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