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Accident Summary Nr: 170182208 - EMPLOYEE INJURED IN UNSTABLE CHEMICAL EXPLOSION

Accident Summary Nr: 170182208 -- Report ID: 0950644 -- Event Date: 07/11/1990
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
112202916	07/16/1990	8731	0	Fluorochem, Inc.

Abstract: THE COMPANY WAS PERFORMING RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT OF A HIGHLY UNSTABLE SUBSTANCE CALLED CUBONE, ATTEMPTING TO EXTRACT THE RESULTING HEXANE FROM THIS SUBSTANCE. THERE HAD BEEN A BOIL-OVER THE DAY BEFORE WHILE EMPLOYEE #1 WAS WORKING WITH IT, WHICH MADE IT EVEN MORE UNSTABLE. ON JULY 11, 1990, EMPLOYEE #1 WAS INSTRUCTED TO SALVAGE THE SUBSTANCE AND REWORK IT. EMPLOYEE #1 OBJECTED, BUT WAS INSTRUCTED TO DO SO ANYWAY. WHEN EMPLOYEE #1 REACHED FOR THE FLASK, IT EXPLODED. HE SUSTAINED THE LOSS OF TWO FINGERS AND OTHER SERIOUS INJURIES.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, FINGER, WORK RULES, EXPLOSION, CHEMICAL, HEXANE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	112202916			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Occupation not reported

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