Accident Report Detail
Accident: 170192561 - Two Employees Burned When Drum Explodes
Accident: 170192561 -- Report ID: 0950633 -- Event Date: 09/24/1991 | |||||||
Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name | ||||
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112011838 | 10/09/1991 | 3569 | Michinery Land Inc | ||||
At approximately 3:45 p.m. on September 24, 1991, Employees #1 and #2, of Machinery Land, Inc., attempted to use a torch to cut in half a 55 gallon drum that had not been purged. The drum exploded and Employees #1 and #2 suffered burn injuries, for which they were hospitalized. | |||||||
Keywords:
burn, flammable vapors, work rules, drum, torch, explosion, combustible liquid, purging, hand, cutting and burning
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Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation | |
1 | 112011838 | Hospitalized injury | Burn/Scald(Heat) | Occupation not reported | |||
2 | 112011838 | Hospitalized injury | Burn/Scald(Heat) | Occupation not reported |