Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 909465 - Employee burned in flash fire

Accident Summary Nr: 909465 -- Report ID: 0454510 -- Event Date: 03/18/1994
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
124661588	03/21/1994	3423	0	Vermont America

Abstract: Employee #1 was performing her normal job duties of operating an acetone polishing line. Employee #1 shut down the line to take a break. On her way to that break, she picked up several screwdriver handles that had earlier missed their intended bucket when automatically dropped from a machine. When Employee #1 dropped them in the bucket, a flash fire occurred, burning Employee #1. She received a 1st degree burn to her left forearm. Everything electrical in the work area was explosion proof. The bucket was constructed of cardboard with two plastic liners.

Keywords: BURN, FLAMMABLE VAPORS, FIRE, FOREARM, ACETONE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	124661588			Non Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Miscellaneous hand working occupations

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