OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14224489

FRACTURE,REPAIR,IMPLOSION,RUPTURE,SKULL,CHEMICAL BURN

1986-11-11T00:00:00

Event: FRACTURE,REPAIR,IMPLOSION,RUPTURE,SKULL,CHEMICAL BURN
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 14224489
Report ID: 355115

Event description

VACUUM VESSEL IMPLODED, KILLING EMPLOYEE

Investigation abstract

ON NOVEMBER 11, 1986, EMPLOYEE #1 WAS TROUBLE SHOOTING A VACUUM LEAK IN AN ACID EVAPORATOR (COMPANY #14) IN UNIT #3, ACID RECLAIM DEPARTMENT. WHILE HE WAS EXAMI NING OR MAKING REPAIRS, THERE WAS A CATASTROPHIC FAILURE IN THE STEEL WALL OF TH E EVAPORATOR. THE RESULTING IMPLOSION PULLED EMPLOYEE #1 INTO THE EVAPORATOR. HE DIED FROM MULTIPLE SEVERE INJURIES, CHEMICAL BURNS AND SKULL FRACTURES.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 54 M

Nature of injury
21

Part of body
4

Event type
6

Source
2

Occupation code
48

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
15

Task assigned
1

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