Accident Report Detail
Accident: 201634862 - Employee Is Injured In Explosion
Accident: 201634862 -- Report ID: 1054112 -- Event Date: 12/02/2004 | |||||||
Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name | ||||
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308247352 | 12/02/2004 | 3845 | Micro Systems Engineering Inc | ||||
On December 2, 2004, Employee #1, a maintenance worker, was installing a pressure regulator on a high pressure compressed gas tank when the regulator exploded. Employee #1 was hospitalized and treated for severe facial injuries. The accident investigation revealed that the cause of the explosion was due to a low pressure regulator was being connected to a high pressure compressed gas cylinder. | |||||||
Keywords:
regulator valve, cylinder, compressed gas, explosion, high pressure, struck by, flying object, face, tank, untrained
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Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation | |
1 | 308247352 | Hospitalized injury | Fracture | Occupation not reported |