Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 880146 - Employees burned in wood dust explosion and fire

Accident Summary Nr: 880146 -- Report ID: 0830300 -- Event Date: 12/01/1992
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
107118499	12/01/1992	2493	0	Merillat Industries, Llc

Abstract: Employees #1 and #2 were operating and monitoring a self-fed industrial wood sanding machine used in a particleboard production process. The shaved wood particles were collected by a pneumatic extraction system and transported to pollution control equipment consisting of a cyclone and baghouse (filter). An ignition source within the confined chambers of the pollution control equipment initiated a wood dust explosion. The explosion and fire ball propagated backward through the dust extraction system and entered the work area. Both employees were burned before escaping the area.

Keywords: BURN, SANDING MACHINE, WOOD CHIPS, FIRE, BACK, EXPLOSION, FLASHBACK, ARM, COMBUSTIBLE DUST

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	107118499			Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Occupation not reported
2	107118499			Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Occupation not reported

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