Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170672430 - Employee dies in aluminum powder explosion

Accident Summary Nr: 170672430 -- Report ID: 0452110 -- Event Date: 01/04/1995
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
123794521	01/04/1995	3399	0	Reynolds Metals Co. Plant #3

Abstract: Employee #1, acting within the scope of his normal job duties, was attempting to change an aluminum powder sensor for a storage/convey tank at a facility that manufactures aluminum powder and paste. The electrical power to the sensor was still present when the unit went into operation and generated an aluminum cloud. The combination of these factors caused two successive explosions and ensuing fires in which Employee #1 was killed. Electrical test instruments belonging to Employee #1 were found in another location. The electrical power had not been eliminated and the pneumatic energy source had not been identified and controlled.

Keywords: MAINTENANCE, ALUMINUM DUST, ALUMINUM PROCESSING, WORK RULES, FIRE, STORAGE TANK, LOCKOUT, EXPLOSION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	123794521			Fatality	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Misc. electrical & electronic equipment repairers

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