OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #1001437
HUBINGER COMPANY
KEOKUK, IA·
Event description
Employee's arm burned by steam
Investigation abstract
Employee #1 was performing maintenance on the germ drum dryers. The rotary joint that connects to the germ drum dryer failed, causing a sudden steam leak. Emplo yee #1 sustained first- and second-degree burns on his right arm and was hospita lized. The failure of the rotary joint was caused by a ruptured carbon seal. The se seals normally wear slowly causing a slow leak but this one failed completely .
Victim
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#1 Hospitalized Age 48 M
- Nature of injury
- 5
- Part of body
- 2
- Event type
- 14
- Source
- 23
- Occupation code
- 519
- Human factor
- 14
- Environmental factor
- 18
- Hazardous substance
- 8880
- Task assigned
- 1
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