Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 96185.015 - Employee is injured in vacuum pump explosion

Accident Summary Nr: 96185.015 -- Report ID: 0317500 -- Event Date: 06/05/2017
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1238280.015	06/07/2017		325199	Albemarle Corporation

Abstract: At 10:30 p.m. on June 5, 2017, an employee and two coworkers were investigating the malfunction of a vacuum pump. While in the pump room, retrieving information from the vacuum's pump belt, an explosion occurred. The explosion resulted from a reaction that took place between the hot oil and the DCDMH. Hot oil sprayed throughout space, as well as pieces of metal shrapnel. The employee sustained multiple burns, lacerations, and contusions, which he was hospitalized and received treatment.

Keywords: Burn, Explosion, Flying Object, Laceration, Vacuum Vessel

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1238280.015	51	M	Hospitalized injury		Machinery maintenance occupations

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