Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 910497 - Employee's leg fractured in methanol explosion

Accident Summary Nr: 910497 -- Report ID: 0454510 -- Event Date: 08/01/1992
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
120467113	08/17/1992	2369	0	Capitol City Mfg. Co., Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1 was using a cutting torch to cut a 55 gallon drum of methanol, which was supposedly empty, to make a trash can. An explosion knocked the lid of the drum through the side of a trailer in the area, breaking two bones in one of Employee #1's legs. The drum had not been thoroughly cleaned prior to cutting. The hazard communication program did not include an MSDS for oxygen and acetylene, nor training on such.

Keywords: FRACTURE, METHYL ALCOHOL, FLAMMABLE LIQUID, WORK RULES, DRUM, TORCH, EXPLOSION, UNTRAINED, CUTTING AND BURNING, LEG

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	120467113			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Industrial machinery repairers

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