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Accident Summary Nr: 200527190 - Multiple employees killed or injured in plant explosion

Accident Summary Nr: 200527190 -- Report ID: 0751910 -- Event Date: 08/29/2003
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
306678657	09/04/2003	2075	311222	Ag Processing Incorporated

Abstract: On August 29, 2003, maintenance was being performed in a soybean processing plant. Hexane gas used in the process ignited causing an explosion. Employee #1 and #4 were hospitalized with burns, Employee #2 and #3 were killed, and Employee's #6, #7, and #8 had other injuries not requiring hospitalization.

Keywords: BURN, MAINTENANCE, FIRE, EXPLOSION, CHEMICAL BURN, CHEMICAL, HEXANE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	306678657	Non Hospitalized injury	Other	Separating, filtering & clarifying mach. operators
2	306678657	Non Hospitalized injury	Other	Machine operators, not specified
3	306678657	Non Hospitalized injury	Other	Supervisors, production occupations
4	306678657	Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Stock handlers and baggers
5	306678657	Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Stock handlers and baggers
6	306678657	Fatality	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Helpers, mechanics and repairers
7	306678657	Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Managers and administrators, n.e.c
8	306678657	Fatality	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Supervisors, production occupations

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