OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14254825
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
HENDERSONVILLE, NC·
Event description
Employees injured by debris from explosion in furnace
Investigation abstract
At approximately 8:25 a.m. on July 13, 1988, four maintenance employees of Gener al Electric Co. and two employees of Bildon Co., Inc., were preparing a smelter furnace to be relined. The furnace was heated to approximately 2,200 degrees F a nd water was introduced into the furnace through a 1 1/2 in. diameter pipe in or der to crack the brick in the furnace floor. When the water entered the furnace, the rapid expansion of steam in the super-heated space of the furnace caused an explosion. Employees #1 through #11 were injured by small flying particles. Non e was hospitalized and all returned to work the same day.
Victims (11)
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#1 Non-hospitalized injury Age 53 M
- Nature of injury
- 5
- Part of body
- 17
- Event type
- 1
- Source
- 14
- Occupation code
- 503
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 5
- Hazardous substance
- 8420
- Task assigned
- 1
-
#10 Non-hospitalized injury Age 44 M
- Nature of injury
- 5
- Part of body
- 17
- Event type
- 1
- Source
- 14
- Occupation code
- 557
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 5
- Hazardous substance
- 8420
- Task assigned
- 1
-
#11 Non-hospitalized injury Age 30 M
- Nature of injury
- 5
- Part of body
- 17
- Event type
- 1
- Source
- 14
- Occupation code
- 585
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 5
- Hazardous substance
- 8420
- Task assigned
- 1
-
#2 Non-hospitalized injury Age 38 M
- Nature of injury
- 5
- Part of body
- 9
- Event type
- 1
- Source
- 14
- Occupation code
- 519
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 5
- Hazardous substance
- 8420
- Task assigned
- 1
-
#3 Non-hospitalized injury Age 50 M
- Nature of injury
- 21
- Part of body
- 6
- Event type
- 1
- Source
- 14
- Occupation code
- 519
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 5
- Hazardous substance
- 8420
- Task assigned
- 1
-
#4 Non-hospitalized injury Age 55 M
- Nature of injury
- 5
- Part of body
- 17
- Event type
- 1
- Source
- 14
- Occupation code
- 57
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 5
- Hazardous substance
- 8420
- Task assigned
- 1
-
#5 Non-hospitalized injury Age 44 M
- Nature of injury
- 3
- Part of body
- 21
- Event type
- 4
- Source
- 43
- Occupation code
- 725
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 18
- Hazardous substance
- 8420
- Task assigned
- 1
-
#6 Non-hospitalized injury Age 42 M
- Nature of injury
- 5
- Part of body
- 17
- Event type
- 1
- Source
- 14
- Occupation code
- 633
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 5
- Hazardous substance
- 8420
- Task assigned
- 1
-
#7 Non-hospitalized injury Age 52 M
- Nature of injury
- 5
- Part of body
- 20
- Event type
- 1
- Source
- 14
- Occupation code
- 725
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 5
- Hazardous substance
- 8420
- Task assigned
- 1
-
#8 Non-hospitalized injury Age 38 M
- Nature of injury
- 11
- Part of body
- 8
- Event type
- 1
- Source
- 14
- Occupation code
- 519
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 7
- Hazardous substance
- 8420
- Task assigned
- 1
-
#9 Non-hospitalized injury Age 41 M
- Nature of injury
- 3
- Part of body
- 7
- Event type
- 6
- Source
- 43
- Occupation code
- 719
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 18
- Hazardous substance
- 8420
- Task assigned
- 1
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