Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14257208 - STRUCK BY FLYING PIECES OF EXPLODING AIR COMPRESSOR

Accident Summary Nr: 14257208 -- Report ID: 0453710 -- Event Date: 04/26/1984
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
14972335	04/27/1984	2512	0	Kenyon Home Furnishings Ltd

Abstract: EMPLOYEE # 1 WAS WALKING THROUGH THE BOILER ROOM ON HIS WAY OUT OF THE PLANT WHEN A NEARBY AIR COMPRESSOR EXPLODED. HE RECEIVED NUMEROUS LACERATIONS, ESPECIALLY TO THE AREA OF HIS UPPER ARMS. EMPLOYEE #1 HAD NO RECOLLECTION OF THE ACCIDENT OR OF A TWO-HOUR PERIOD AFTERWARD. THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED AT AROUND 1:30 PM. DETAILS ABOUT THE INCIDENT WERE PROVIDED BY OTHER EMPLOYEES. VIRGIL MERRILL AIR REPAIR (14 N. WESTWOOD AVE., THOMASVILLE, N.C.) HAD PROVIDED THE AIR COMPRESSOR WHILE THEY WERE REPAIRING ANOTHER FROM THE PLANT. IN ADDITION TO EMPLOYEE #1'S INJURIES, THE EXPLOSION ALSO CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE PLANT. THE NORTH CAROLINA BOILER AND PRESSURE DIVISION DETERMINED THAT THE TANK HAD CRACKED DUE TO AN INADEQUATE WELD.

Keywords: COMPRESSOR, COMPRESSED AIR, EXPLOSION, LACERATION, STRUCK BY, ARM, FLYING OBJECT

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	14972335			Hospitalized injury	Cut/Laceration	Supervisors, production occupations

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