OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14291421
ROANOKE FOUNDRY CO., INC.
SALEM, VA·
Event description
EMPLOYEE BURNED IN STEAM EXPLOSION AT FOUNDRY
Investigation abstract
AT APPROXIMATELY 3:35 PM ON AUGUST 20, 1986, EMPLOYEE #1, A CO-OWNER, DROPPED TH E BOTTOM OF A CUPOLA (FURNACE) ONTO SOME DAMP SOIL. THE HOT BOTTOM OF THE CUPOLA CAUSED THE WATER IN THE SOAKED SOIL TO FLASH INTO STEAM. EMPLOYEE #1 SUFFERED S TEAM BURNS TO HIS ARMS AND SIDE. THE INCIDENT HAPPENED AT THE ROANOKE FOUNDRY CO MPANY INC., LOCATED WEST OF SALEM, VIRGINIA.
Victim
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#1 Hospitalized Age 48 M
- Nature of injury
- 5
- Part of body
- 17
- Event type
- 14
- Source
- 28
- Occupation code
- 787
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 5
- Task assigned
- 1
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