Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14464234 - EXPLOSION AND FIRE DURING ETHANOL SPILL CLEANUP

Accident Summary Nr: 14464234 -- Report ID: 0551800 -- Event Date: 08/13/1985
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
2701092	08/27/1985	2834	0	Eli Lilly And Company

Abstract: EMPLOYEE #1 WAS FILLING A 55 GALLON STOCKPOT WITH #SD3A ALCOHOL FROM A FILL LINE. HE LEFT HIS WORK STATION WITHOUT STOPPING THE ALCOHOL FLOW. THE STOCKPOT OVERFILLED, SPILLING 20 GALLONS OF ALCOHOL ONTO THE FLOOR. IT IS SUSPECTED THAT EMPLOYEE #1 ATTEMPTED TO CLEAN THE SPILL, USING AN ELECTRIC, NONAPPROVED FLOOR SCRUBBER. AN EXPLOSION AND FLASH FIRE RESULTED, CAUSING THIRD DEGREE BURNS OVER 60% OF EMPLOYEE #1'S BODY. HE DIED 13 DAYS LATER.

Keywords: BURN, ALCOHOL, FLAMMABLE VAPORS, WORK RULES, FIRE, EXPLOSION, SPARK, INATTENTION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	2701092			Fatality	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Mixing and blending machine operators

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