Accident Report Detail
Accident: 170833636 - Employee Burned In Heat Tank Explosion
Accident: 170833636 -- Report ID: 0352440 -- Event Date: 03/24/1996 | |||||||
Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name | ||||
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127364990 | 03/24/1996 | 3999 | Cunningham Asphalt Company,Inc. | ||||
Employee #1 was starting up a Hy-Way asphalt heat tank. The heat tank had mineral oil that ran through coils inside it, and a burner that heated the oil and thus kept the asphalt in liquid form. For some reason, the hot oil line ruptured, resulting in an explosion. Employee #1 was covered with flaming mineral oil and sustained second- and third-degree burns over 50 percent of his body. | |||||||
Keywords:
burn, flammable liquid, fire, oil line, rupture, explosion, hot asphalt, asphalt
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Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation | |
1 | 127364990 | Hospitalized injury | Burn/Scald(Heat) | Supervisors, production occupations |