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Accident Summary Nr: 201065687 - Employee's Face and Arms Are Burned in Flash Fire

Accident Summary Nr: 201065687 -- Report ID: 0950632 -- Event Date: 09/16/2002
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
300791746	10/04/2002	3469	332116	Ferro Electronic Materials

Abstract: At approximately 8:15 a.m. on September 16, 2002, Employee #1, with Ferro Electronics, a manufacturer of specialty parts and materials for the electronics industry, was operating a ball mill. He was transferring flammable liquids from one container to another when a flash fire erupted. Employee #1 was hospitalized with first- and second-degree burns to his face and arms. The containers he was using did not have the proper bonding straps and he was not wearing the required personal protective equipment.

Keywords: BURN, PROTECTIVE CLOTHING, FLAMMABLE LIQUID, PPE, WORK RULES, FIRE, BONDING, CHEMICAL REACTION, ARM, FACE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	300791746			Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Chemical technicians

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