Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170718076 - Employee severely burned in boiler explosion

Accident Summary Nr: 170718076 -- Report ID: 0950615 -- Event Date: 09/05/1992
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
112029830	09/08/1992	2493	0	Masonite Corporation

Abstract: At approximately 1:15 p.m. on September 5, 1992 Employee #1, an electrician, was at the Masonite Corporation in Ukiah, CA, when a fire occurred in the company's boiler house. Employee #1 helped to start the fire-fighting equipment, then started to secure the electric system. He had turned off panel MCC 7A-7D and was walking past the fan motor control panel toward the boiler room's south door when the control panel exploded. Employee #1 sustained a broken left leg and arm and 1st- and 2nd-degree burns and was transported to Ukiah Medical Center. The employer was cited for not reporting the accident to OSHA.

Keywords: BURN, FRACTURE, BOILER, ELECTRICIAN, FIRE, EXPLOSION, ARM, LEG

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	112029830			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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