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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14236897

BURN,FLAMMABLE VAPORS,WORK RULES,EXPLOSION,SCRAP METAL,MANUAL MAT HANDLING,FACE,GASOLINE,WRIST

Event
BURN,FLAMMABLE VAPORS,WORK RULES,EXPLOSION,SCRAP METAL,MANUAL MAT HANDLING,FACE,GASOLINE,WRIST
Linked inspection
No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number
14236897
Report ID
953210

Event description

AUTOMOBILE GAS TANK EXPLODED; EMPLOYEE BURNED

Investigation abstract

EMPLOYEE #1 WAS MANUALLY REMOVING PIECES OF SCRAP METAL FROM A CONVEYOR BELT WHI MEDICAL TREATMENT WAS NECESSARY. CH DELIVERED THE MATERIAL FROM AN AUTOMOBILE SHREDDER. THE SHREDDER HAS A LARGE ROTATING DRUM WHICH SHREDS ENTIRE CARS INTO SMALL PIECES OF SCRAP. EMPLOYEE #1 W AS STATIONED BEHIND A PLEXIGLASS SHIELD NEXT TO THE CONVEYOR BELT AND WAS ASSIGN ED THE TASK OF REMOVING CERTAIN PIECES FROM THE BELT AS THEY PASS. GASOLINE TANK S ARE SUPPOSED TO BE REMOVED FROM THE CARS BEFORE THEY ARE FED INTO THE SHREDDER . HOWEVER, A CAR WAS FED THROUGH WITH ITS FUEL TANK STILL IN PLACE. AS THE TANK ENTERED THE SHREDDER, IT EXPLODED, SENDING A FLASH OF HEAT UP THE CONVEYOR TOWAR D EMPLOYEE #1. HE SUFFERED FIRST DEGREE BURNS ON HIS WRISTS AND RIGHT CHEEK. NO

Victim

  1. #1 Non-hospitalized injury Age 32 M

    Nature of injury
    5
    Part of body
    24
    Event type
    14
    Source
    16
    Occupation code
    889
    Human factor
    6
    Environmental factor
    10
    Hazardous substance
    1340
    Task assigned
    1

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