OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #1001841
BOYER VALLEY COMPANY
DENISON, IA·
Event description
Employee killed when vessel explodes
Investigation abstract
Employee #1 entered a jacket rendering vessel. He was using air to check for lea ks. During pneumatic testing, the shell exploded, killing him.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 34 M
- Nature of injury
- 21
- Part of body
- 1
- Event type
- 14
- Source
- 6
- Occupation code
- 863
- Human factor
- 6
- Environmental factor
- 15
- Task assigned
- 1
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