OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14295760
BURN,CHEST,FLAMMABLE LIQUID,FIRE,EXPLOSION,ARM,INATTENTION
Event description
BURNED IN EXPLOSION OF FLAMMABLE VAPORS
Investigation abstract
EMPLOYEE #1 WAS BURNING CARDBOARD BOXES OUTSIDE AN AUTO REPAIR SHOP. THE BOXES W SION. ERE BEING BURNED IN AN EMPTY 55 GALLON DRUM. EMPLOYEE #1 LAID WET CARDBOARD ON T OP OF THE CARDBOARD THAT WAS ALREADY BURNING. ANOTHER EMPLOYEE, WHO DID NOT REAL IZE THAT THE FIRE WAS BURNING, APPROACHED AND BEGAN TO POUR WINDSHIELD WASHER SO LVENT ON TOP OF THE WET CARDBOARD. THE SOLVENT EXPLODED, KNOCKING THE SECOND EMP LOYEE TO THE GROUND. THE FIRE SOMEHOW TRAILED BACK INTO THE GALLON CONTAINER OF WINDSHIELD WASHER SOLVENT, CAUSING FLAMES TO STREAM OUT OF THE CONTAINER IN THE DIRECTION OF EMPLOYEE #1, WHO WAS ABOUT 15 FEET AWAY FROM THE CONTAINER. EMPLOYE E #1 RECEIVED FIRST AND SECOND DEGREE BURNS TO HIS CHEST AND ARMS FROM THE EXPLO
Victim
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#1 Hospitalized Age 23 M
- Nature of injury
- 5
- Part of body
- 5
- Event type
- 14
- Source
- 16
- Occupation code
- 505
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 10
- Task assigned
- 1
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