OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14206783
HANNA NICKEL SMELTING CO
RIDDLE, OR·
Event description
ONE EMPLOYEE INJURED BY SMELTER FURNACE FIRE
Investigation abstract
At 2:00 a.m. on June 22, 1986, Employee #1 walked outside the smelter mixer cont rol room to close two observation doors on smelt furnace #2. Employee #1 was fac ing furnace #2 which is located 12 ft from the control room door. Furnace #1 was 25 ft behind him when a carbon electrode was dropped into the smelt pot causing a fire and igniting Employee #1's clothes. Two co-workers extinguished the fire on Employee #1. Employee #1 was hospitalized for burns to his hands, neck and u pper legs. Employee #1 was not wearing personal protective clothing for the work environment.
Victim
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#1 Hospitalized Age 32 M
- Nature of injury
- 5
- Part of body
- 19
- Event type
- 14
- Source
- 16
- Occupation code
- 766
- Human factor
- 20
- Environmental factor
- 9
- Task assigned
- 1
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