Inspection Detail

Inspection: 103988879 - Raybesto Products Co

Inspection Information - Office: Indiana Department Of Labor

Inspection Nr: 103988879

Report ID: 0551800

Date Opened: 04/22/1988

Site Address:
Raybesto Products Co
1204 Darlington Ave
Crawfordsville, IN 47923

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: Union

SIC:3292

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 06/08/1988

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 07/18/1988

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360470470

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 759449

Event: 04/21/1988

EMPLOYEE'S HAIR SINGED WHEN EXPLOSION OCCURRED IN AN OVEN

AT 1:10 PM ON APRIL 21, 1988, EMPLOYEE #1 AND HIS FOREMAN WERE OPERATING AND TESTING A NEWLY INSTALLED DESPATCH SATURATING DRYING OVEN. THE THE EMPLOYEES WERE HAVING TROUBLE GETTING THE OVEN TO WORK PROPERLY. WHEN THE FOREMAN HEARD THE OVEN MAKE AN ABNORMAL SOUND HE PROMPTLY SWITCHED OFF THE COMBUSTION BURNER. WITHIN 40 SECONDS THE SATURATOR EXPLODED. EMPLOYEE #1 WAS 5 FEET AWAY FROM THE EXPLOSION AND RECEIVED SOME SINGED HAIRS ON HIS ARM. HE WENT TO THE NURSE'S OFFICE, BUT NO TREATMENT WAS NEEDED.

Keywords: FLAMMABLE VAPORS, OVEN, EXPLOSION, ARM

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	103988879			Non Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Furnace, kiln and oven operators

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