Inspection Detail

Inspection: 120476700 - Laidlaw Environmental Services (Field Serv.), Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Sc Department Of Labor, Licensing, And Regulation

Inspection Nr: 120476700

Report ID: 0454510

Date Opened: 03/04/1993

Site Address:
Laidlaw Environmental Services (Field Serv.), Inc.
340 Robinson Rd.
Greer, SC 29651

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:4953

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 05/14/1993

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 05/25/1993

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360598858

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 909218

Event: 03/03/1993

Employee burned and cut in laboratory explosion

Employee #1, a lab technician, was attempting to categorize unknown lab quantity chemicals at a hazardous waste cleanup site so they could be properly disposed of. To determine the flammability of a small quantity of an unknown chemical, she used a hand held torch inside a lab hood. An explosion occurred, blowing out the front of the hood and causing burns and cuts to Employee #1 She was hospitalized.

Keywords: BURN, FLAMMABLE LIQUID, PPE, TORCH, EXPLOSION, LACERATION, CHEMICAL REACTION, TESTING LAB

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	120476700			Hospitalized injury	Cut/Laceration	Chemical technicians

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