OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14273262
FIBER MATERIALS, INC.
BIDDEFORD, ME·
Event description
Employee struck by spewing hot flack
Investigation abstract
Employee #1 and #2 were operating an induction coil furnace (graphitizer) when t he furnace erupted, spewing hot carbon flack into the air. Both employees were s truck by the hot material. Employee #1 was hospitalized.
Victims (2)
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#1 Hospitalized Age 47 M
- Nature of injury
- 5
- Part of body
- 4
- Event type
- 14
- Source
- 16
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 17
- Environmental factor
- 7
- Task assigned
- 1
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#2 Non-hospitalized injury Age 36 M
- Nature of injury
- 5
- Part of body
- 20
- Event type
- 14
- Source
- 16
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 14
- Environmental factor
- 7
- Task assigned
- 1
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