Accident Report Detail
Accident: 880146 - Employees Burned In Wood Dust Explosion And Fire
Accident: 880146 -- Report ID: 0830300 -- Event Date: 12/01/1992 | |||||||
Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name | ||||
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107118499 | 12/01/1992 | 2493 | Merillat Industries, Llc | ||||
Employees #1 and #2 were operating and monitoring a self-fed industrial wood sanding machine used in a particleboard production process. The shaved wood particles were collected by a pneumatic extraction system and transported to pollution control equipment consisting of a cyclone and baghouse (filter). An ignition source within the confined chambers of the pollution control equipment initiated a wood dust explosion. The explosion and fire ball propagated backward through the dust extraction system and entered the work area. Both employees were burned before escaping the area. | |||||||
Keywords:
burn, sanding machine, wood chips, fire, back, explosion, flashback, arm, combustible dust
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Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation | |
1 | 107118499 | Hospitalized injury | Burn/Scald(Heat) | Occupation not reported | |||
2 | 107118499 | Hospitalized injury | Burn/Scald(Heat) | Occupation not reported |