OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14305882
DONNELLY PRINTING COMPANY INC
GALLATIN, TN·
Event description
TOLUENE VAPORS IGNITED, BURNING EMPLOYEES
Investigation abstract
TWO EMPLOYEES, A ROLLTENDER AND ASSISTANT PRESSMAN, WORKING ON LEVEL ONE OF PRIN TER #827, WERE POURING TOLUENE FROM TALLOW CANS ONTO THE WEB TO CLEAN THE IDLERS . A SUDDEN EXPLOSION AND RESULTING FIRES OCCURRED. THE TWO EMPLOYEES SUSTAINED S ECOND AND THIRD DEGREE BURNS. THE PRESSMAN ON THE THIRD LEVEL OF PRINTER #827 WA S BURNED, AS THE FIRE FOLLOWED THE VAPORS WHICH HAD RISEN TO THE THIRD LEVEL. A HOIST OPERATOR, STANDING NEXT TO PRESS #827, WAS BURNED AS WELL. A ROLLTENDER FR OM PRESS #828 WAS BURNED WHEN HE HELPED PUT A FIRE BLANKET ON ONE OF THE BURNED EMPLOYEES. THE FIRE AND EXPLOSION ARE THOUGHT TO BE THE RESULT OF A STATIC SPARK WHICH IGNITED THE TOLUENE VAPORS.
Victims (5)
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#1 Hospitalized Age 30 M
- Nature of injury
- 5
- Part of body
- 19
- Event type
- 14
- Source
- 16
- Occupation code
- 734
- Human factor
- 6
- Environmental factor
- 7
- Hazardous substance
- 2460
- Task assigned
- 1
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#2 Hospitalized Age 25 M
- Nature of injury
- 5
- Part of body
- 19
- Event type
- 14
- Source
- 16
- Occupation code
- 734
- Human factor
- 6
- Environmental factor
- 7
- Hazardous substance
- 2460
- Task assigned
- 1
-
#3 Hospitalized Age 25 M
- Nature of injury
- 5
- Part of body
- 19
- Event type
- 14
- Source
- 16
- Occupation code
- 848
- Human factor
- 6
- Environmental factor
- 7
- Hazardous substance
- 2460
- Task assigned
- 1
-
#4 Hospitalized Age 30 M
- Nature of injury
- 5
- Part of body
- 19
- Event type
- 14
- Source
- 16
- Occupation code
- 734
- Human factor
- 6
- Environmental factor
- 7
- Hazardous substance
- 2460
- Task assigned
- 1
-
#5 Hospitalized Age 30 M
- Nature of injury
- 5
- Part of body
- 12
- Event type
- 14
- Source
- 16
- Occupation code
- 734
- Human factor
- 6
- Environmental factor
- 7
- Hazardous substance
- 2460
- Task assigned
- 1
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