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Accident Summary Nr: 14289268 - Employee killed, 5 injured by PVC fragments during explosion

Accident Summary Nr: 14289268 -- Report ID: 0214700 -- Event Date: 12/12/1991
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
101487502	12/13/1991	8731	0	Hampton Energy Systems, Inc.

Abstract: On December 12, 1991, an employee was demonstrating how to disassociate hydrogen and oxygen from water, producing a gas. A torch in the experiment was used to cut a piece of metal. This system was designed in Australia and is called Brown's gas. The observers were standing within 15 ft of the demonstration. A typical flashback occurred, causing the PVC holding cylinders for the gas to explode. Employees #1 through #6 suffered lacerations from the PVC fragments. Employee #2 later died from complications resulting from head injuries. Employees #3, #4, and #6 were hospitalized.

Keywords: HEAD, CYLINDER, EXPLOSION, LACERATION, STRUCK BY, FLYING OBJECT

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	101487502	Non Hospitalized injury	Cut/Laceration	Occupation not reported
2	101487502	Fatality	Cut/Laceration	Occupation not reported
3	101487502	Hospitalized injury	Cut/Laceration	Occupation not reported
4	101487502	Hospitalized injury	Cut/Laceration	Occupation not reported
5	101487502	Non Hospitalized injury	Cut/Laceration	Occupation not reported
6	101487502	Hospitalized injury	Cut/Laceration	Occupation not reported

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