OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14240600
PINNED,WORK RULES,CLEANING,CONSTRUCTION,VIBRATIONS,INCINERATOR,STRUCK BY,FALLING OBJECT,INATTENTION
Event description
FALLING PIECE OF SLAG KILLS 1 WORKER, INJURES ANOTHER
Investigation abstract
EMPLOYEES #1 AND #2 WERE CLEANING AND REMOVING SLAG FROM A HIGH TEMPERATURE INCI ED AND EMPLOYEE #2 WAS HOSPITALIZED WITH INJURIES. NERATOR THAT WAS USED FOR DISPOSAL OF CHEMICAL WASTE MATERIAL (METAL AND RUBBER DRUMS, CAPACITORS, ETC.). RESIDUE FROM BURNED DRUMS HAD COMBINED OR BLENDED BY M ELTING TOGETHER. THE RESIDUE STUCK TO THE FLOOR AND WALLS OF THE FURNACE, JUST B EYOUND THE OPEN, KILN DROPOUT CHAMBER. EMPLOYEES #1 AND #2 HAD BEEN USING AIR CH ISELS TO CHIP AWAY THE SLAG. APPARENTLY, THE VIBRATION FROM THE AIR CHISELS LOOS ENED THE SLAG WHICH WAS STUCK TO THE FURNACE WALLS. EMPLOYEES #1 AND #2 WERE REM OVING SLAG FROM THE BOTTOM OF THE FURNACE WALLS WHEN A PIECE OF SLAG FROM ABOVE THEM FELL AND PINNED EMPLOYEE #1 AGAINST THE FURNACE FLOOR. EMPLOYEE #1 WAS KILL
Victims (2)
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#1 Fatality Age 50 M
- Nature of injury
- 6
- Part of body
- 4
- Event type
- 2
- Source
- 40
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 6
- Task assigned
- 1
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#2 Hospitalized Age 45 M
- Nature of injury
- 6
- Part of body
- 8
- Event type
- 1
- Source
- 40
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 6
- Task assigned
- 1
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