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Accident Summary Nr: 14340459 - COTTON IGNITED INSIDE FARM MACHINE; EMPLOYEES BURNED

Accident Summary Nr: 14340459 -- Report ID: 0418400 -- Event Date: 09/23/1987
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
101248318	11/19/1987	0181	0	Mobley Plant Company

Abstract: ON SEPTEMBER 23, 1987, AT APPROXIMATELY 3:30 PM, EMPLOYEE #1 AND EMPLOYEE #2 CLIMBED INTO A COTTON MODULE BUILDER WHILE ANOTHER WORKER WAS WELDING ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE MACHINE. THE MACHINE WAS 6 FEET, 6 INCHES WIDE BY 30 FEET LONG BY 9 FEET HIGH, AND OPEN AT THE TOP. THEIR JOB WAS TO MOVE RAW COTTON AWAY FROM THE AREA TO BE WELDED. THE COTTON IGNITED, CAUSING A FIRE WHICH BURNED EMPLOYEE #1 OVER 77% OF HIS BODY AND BURNED EMPLOYEE #2 OVER 65% OF HIS BODY. EMPLOYEE #1 DIED 4 DAYS LATER. EMPLOYEE #2 WAS HOSPITALIZED, BUT SURVIVED.

Keywords: BURN, AGRICULTURE, WORK RULES, FIRE, WELDING, MECH MAT HANDLING, COTTON

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	101248318			Fatality	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Occupation not reported
2	101248318			Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Occupation not reported

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