OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14212146

BURN,LEAK,REPAIR,PRESSURE VESSEL,HIGH PRESSURE

1985-10-10T00:00:00

Event: BURN,LEAK,REPAIR,PRESSURE VESSEL,HIGH PRESSURE
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 14212146
Report ID: 521700

Event description

EMPLOYEE BURNED WHEN SPRAYED WITH HOT LIQUOR

Investigation abstract

EMPLOYEE #1 WAS BESIDE A PRESSURIZED VESSEL, PREPARING TO REPAIR ITS LEAKING SIG HT GLASS, WHEN THE SIGHT GLASS BLEW APART. EMPLOYEE #1 WAS SHOWERED WITH HOT LIQ UOR (RESIDUE FROM THE MANUFACTURE OF MOLASSES).

Victim

#1 Hospitalized Age 21 M

Nature of injury
5

Part of body
3

Event type
14

Source
23

Occupation code
999

Human factor
6

Environmental factor
5

Task assigned
1

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