OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14306195
DESOTO HARDWOOD FLOORING COMPANY
MEMPHIS, TN·
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)
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#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
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#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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