Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 99200.015 - Employee is burned when gas ignites

Accident Summary Nr: 99200.015 -- Report ID: 0552652 -- Event Date: 07/27/2017
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1262516.015	09/21/2017		332811	Industrial Steel Treating Company

Abstract: At 6:30 p.m. on July 27, 2017, Employee #1 was loading and unloading material from the heat treating furnace, and igniting the burners. The furnace elevator component was out of position for the task and was blocking the ignition point. The employee applied the torch to the wrong chamber and ignited a pocket of accumulated combustible endothermic gas. Employee #1 was burned over approximately 16 percent of his body mass, with the arms, shoulders and torso involved.

Keywords: Arm, Burn, Furnace, Natural Gas, Shoulder, Torch, Torso

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1262516.015	35	M	Hospitalized injury		Furnace, kiln and oven operators

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