Accident Report Detail
Accident: 14257208 - Struck By Flying Pieces Of Exploding Air Compressor
Accident: 14257208 -- Report ID: 0453710 -- Event Date: 04/26/1984 | |||||||
Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name | ||||
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14972335 | 04/27/1984 | 2512 | Kenyon Home Furnishings Ltd | ||||
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
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Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation | |
1 | 14972335 | Hospitalized injury | Cut/Laceration | Supervisors, production occupations |