Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 909218 - Employee burned and cut in laboratory explosion

Accident Summary Nr: 909218 -- Report ID: 0454510 -- Event Date: 03/03/1993
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
120476700	03/04/1993	4953	0	Laidlaw Environmental Services (Field Serv.), Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1, a lab technician, was attempting to categorize unknown lab quantity chemicals at a hazardous waste cleanup site so they could be properly disposed of. To determine the flammability of a small quantity of an unknown chemical, she used a hand held torch inside a lab hood. An explosion occurred, blowing out the front of the hood and causing burns and cuts to Employee #1 She was hospitalized.

Keywords: BURN, FLAMMABLE LIQUID, PPE, TORCH, EXPLOSION, LACERATION, CHEMICAL REACTION, TESTING LAB

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	120476700			Hospitalized injury	Cut/Laceration	Chemical technicians

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