Accident Report Detail
Accident: 200570893 - Employee Is Killed By Explosion
Accident: 200570893 -- Report ID: 0316700 -- Event Date: 11/23/2004 | |||||||
Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name | ||||
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305843161 | 11/23/2004 | 5511 | Jack Giambalvo Motor Company | ||||
Employee #1 was using an acetylene torch to cut an empty 55-gallon drum. The empty drum had contained concentrated Crown Windshield Washer Fluid, containing 99.85 percent Methyl Alcohol, Methanol. When he started to cut into the top of the sealed drum, it exploded and the bottom of the drum ripped from the sides of the drum. Employee #1 was hospitalized for treatment of blunt force trauma to the head and thermal trauma. | |||||||
Keywords:
head, methyl alcohol, vapor, drum, fire, torch, explosion, struck by, contusion, cutting and burning
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Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation | |
1 | 305843161 | Fatality | Burn/Scald(Heat) | Automobile mechanics |