OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14306005

FLAMMABLE VAPORS,WELDING,TORCH,EXPLOSION,MOLTEN METAL

1987-06-08T00:00:00

Event: FLAMMABLE VAPORS,WELDING,TORCH,EXPLOSION,MOLTEN METAL
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 14306005
Report ID: 454711

Event description

EMPLOYEE KILLED IN SALVAGE PIT EXPLOSION

Investigation abstract

EMPLOYEE #1 WAS KILLED WHEN AN EXPLOSION OCCURRED IN A LARGE PIT UNDER A HYDRAUL IC PRESS IN A SALVAGE YARD. FUMES FROM ISOPROPYL ALCOHOL, ISOBUTANE AND GASOLINE CONTAINERS HAD ACCUMULATED IN THE PIT AND WERE IGNITED WHEN MOLTEN METAL FROM A N OXY-ACETYLENE WELDING OPERATION FELL INTO THE PIT.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 35 M

Nature of injury
6

Part of body
13

Event type
6

Source
9

Occupation code
873

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
10

Task assigned
1

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