Accident Report Detail
Accident: 648535 - Employees Killed By Chemical Explosion While Moving Refuse
Accident: 648535 -- Report ID: 0215000 -- Event Date: 08/02/1990 | |||||||
Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name | ||||
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106934268 | 05/24/1993 | 4212 | Morris Carting | ||||
Employees #1 and #2 were removing refuse from a tenant's storage space. An explosion of chemicals that were being loaded into the hopper of a waste carting truck occurred when the compactor was activated. Employees #1 and #2 were burned, and died within 24 hours. The chemicals that exploded were not identified. There were no eyewitnesses. | |||||||
Keywords:
burn, loading, garbage truck, explosion, chemical, hopper
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Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation | |
1 | 106934268 | Fatality | Burn/Scald(Heat) | Garbage collectors | |||
2 | 106934268 | Fatality | Burn/Scald(Heat) | Garbage collectors |