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Accident: 108985.015 - Employees Are Injured In Building Explosion
Accident: 108985.015 -- Report ID: 0551701 -- Event Date: 08/30/2018 | |||||||
| Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name | ||||
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| 1343597.015 | 08/31/2018 | Metropolitan Water Reclamation District Of Greater Chicago - Calumet Water Reclamation Plant | |||||
| At 11:00 a.m. on August 30, 2018, an employee #1 was using a cutting torch to remove the bolts on a manhole cover that was on sludge digester tank. At that time, the sludge digester tank contained methane gas and was ignited by the cutting torch causing massive explosion. As a result of the explosion, the sludge concentration building roof collapsed trapping two workers and injuring total of 10 employees. Employee #1 was hospitalized with fractured legs, broken jaw and wrist and shoulder injuries. Other employees sustained minor injuries on their leg, arms and shoulder. | |||||||
Keywords:
sewage, collapse, gas, methane, leg, explosion, arm, shoulder, sludge, wrist, torch
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| Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation | |
| 1 | 1343597.015 | 32 | M | Non Hospitalized injury | Strain/Sprain | Electricians | |
| 2 | 1343597.015 | 56 | M | Hospitalized injury | Bruise/Contus/Abras | Occupation Not Listed | |
| 3 | 1343597.015 | 52 | M | Non Hospitalized injury | Strain/Sprain | Electricians | |