OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #1002443
BURN,FURNACE,PROTECTIVE CLOTHING,LADLE,MOLTEN METAL
Event description
EMPLOYEE DIED FROM MOLTEN BRASS BURNS
Investigation abstract
On May 9, 1989, Employee #1 was operating a brass furnace melting scrap brass ri he other was a fault or crack in the silica carbide lining of the crucible that held the brass. The crucible was manufactured by the Ferro Corporation and the f urnace by Asea Brown-Boveri Incorporated. ngs. Employee #1 had just poured approximately 500 pounds of brass into the pour er ladle and was apparently in position in front of the furnace to begin chargin g (adding more scrap brass) to the molten bath, when approximately 800-1000 poun ds of molten brass sprayed out onto Employee #1 and area surrounding the furnace . Employee #1 died from severe burn injuries despite wearing face protection and heat resistant gloves. It had not been conclusively determined what actually ca used the brass to spray out of the furnace but two possibilities were considered . One was the introduction of wet or contaminated brass to the molten bath and t
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 32 M
- Nature of injury
- 5
- Part of body
- 19
- Event type
- 14
- Source
- 16
- Occupation code
- 766
- Human factor
- 20
- Environmental factor
- 10
- Task assigned
- 1
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