Accident Report Detail
Accident: 699686 - Fourteen Employees Injured In Blast Furnace Area Explosion
Accident: 699686 -- Report ID: 0522000 -- Event Date: 12/05/1995 | |||||||
Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name | ||||
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103272134 | 12/06/1995 | 3312 | Ak Steel Corporation | ||||
On December 5, 1995, Employees #1 through #14 were attempting to swivel a blank into place into a 56 in. pipe. The purge for the system had been turned off and the gas level inside the piping system had not been tested to confirm the adequacy of the purge. An explosion occurred, followed by two additional smaller explosions, injuring Employees #1 through 14. | |||||||
Keywords:
work rules, blast furnace, explosion, purging
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Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation | |
1 | 103272134 | Hospitalized injury | Burn/Scald(Heat) | Occupation not reported | |||
2 | 103272134 | Non Hospitalized injury | Burn/Scald(Heat) | Occupation not reported | |||
3 | 103272134 | Hospitalized injury | Burn/Scald(Heat) | Occupation not reported | |||
4 | 103272134 | Non Hospitalized injury | Hearing Loss | Occupation not reported | |||
5 | 103272134 | Non Hospitalized injury | Hearing Loss | Occupation not reported | |||
6 | 103272134 | Non Hospitalized injury | Hearing Loss | Occupation not reported | |||
7 | 103272134 | Non Hospitalized injury | Hearing Loss | Occupation not reported | |||
8 | 103272134 | Non Hospitalized injury | Burn/Scald(Heat) | Occupation not reported | |||
9 | 103272134 | Non Hospitalized injury | Hearing Loss | Occupation not reported | |||
10 | 103272134 | Hospitalized injury | Burn/Scald(Heat) | Occupation not reported | |||
11 | 103272134 | Non Hospitalized injury | Hearing Loss | Occupation not reported | |||
12 | 103272134 | Non Hospitalized injury | Other | Occupation not reported | |||
13 | 103272134 | Non Hospitalized injury | Burn/Scald(Heat) | Occupation not reported | |||
14 | 103272134 | Hospitalized injury | Burn/Scald(Heat) | Occupation not reported |