Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 800946 - Employee dies of burns after melter explodes

Accident Summary Nr: 800946 -- Report ID: 0454510 -- Event Date: 05/11/1993
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
120479332	05/27/1993	2834	0	General Nutrition Products (Gnp)

Abstract: Employee #1 was cleaning melter #1. He had put 400 gallons of water and 5 kilos of trisodium phosphate into the melter. He sealed it to bring it to a boil. The manway blew off and the contents scalded Employee #1. Employee #1 sustained burns over his entire body and died. There was no safety relief device, alarm, or temperature gauge on this vessel.

Keywords: BURN, SAFETY RELIEF VALVE, PRESSURE VESSEL, WORK RULES, ALARM, CLEANING, EXPLOSION, HIGH TEMPERATURE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	120479332			Fatality	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Mixing and blending machine operators

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