Accident Report Detail
Accident: 14336341 - Eight Employees Injured In Furnace Eruption/Breakout
Accident: 14336341 -- Report ID: 0418100 -- Event Date: 04/20/1989 | |||||||
Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name | ||||
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17762246 | 04/20/1989 | 3312 | Atlantic Steel Industries, Inc. | ||||
A 100-ton electric arc furnace equipped with water cooled panels experienced an eruption and then a breakout. Eruption is a force similar to a super boiling action and a breakout is when a hole allows molten metal to escape. Molten metal struck the water lines used to cool the panels and five explosions occurred. Employee #1 suffered burns over half his body. Employees #2 through #8 were admitted to a hospital for observation and treatment of breathing problems. | |||||||
Keywords:
burn, furnace, respiratory, inhalation, rupture, explosion, molten metal, high temperature
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Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation | |
1 | 17762246 | Hospitalized injury | Asphyxia | Occupation not reported | |||
2 | 17762246 | Hospitalized injury | Burn/Scald(Heat) | Occupation not reported | |||
3 | 17762246 | Hospitalized injury | Asphyxia | Occupation not reported | |||
4 | 17762246 | Hospitalized injury | Burn/Scald(Heat) | Occupation not reported | |||
5 | 17762246 | Hospitalized injury | Asphyxia | Occupation not reported | |||
6 | 17762246 | Hospitalized injury | Asphyxia | Occupation not reported | |||
7 | 17762246 | Hospitalized injury | Strain/Sprain | Occupation not reported | |||
8 | 17762246 | Hospitalized injury | Asphyxia | Occupation not reported |