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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14306195

BURN,DUST,FIRE,DUST COLLECTOR,EXPLOSION,STRUCK BY,FALLING OBJECT

Event
BURN,DUST,FIRE,DUST COLLECTOR,EXPLOSION,STRUCK BY,FALLING OBJECT
Linked inspection
No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number
14306195
Report ID
454711

Event description

EXPLOSION IN DUST COLLECTION SYSTEM

Investigation abstract

AN EXPLOSION IN THE DUST COLLECTING SYSTEM CAUSED AN INTERIOR WALL OF A BUILDING TO COLLAPSE. EMPLOYEE #1 WAS SITTING IN AN OFFICE AND WAS STRUCK BY FALLING DEB RIS AND WAS KILLED. EMPLOYEE #2 WAS BURNED BY A FLASH FIRE AND SUFFERED FIRST AN D SECOND DEGREE BURNS.

Victims (2)

  1. #1 Fatality Age 59 M

    Nature of injury
    6
    Part of body
    20
    Event type
    1
    Source
    8
    Occupation code
    695
    Human factor
    4
    Environmental factor
    6
    Task assigned
    2
  2. #2 Non-hospitalized injury Age 53 M

    Nature of injury
    5
    Part of body
    2
    Event type
    14
    Source
    16
    Occupation code
    696
    Human factor
    1
    Environmental factor
    7
    Task assigned
    2

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