OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14307177
BURN,TORSO,HOSE,TANK
Event description
EMPLOYEE KILLED WHEN SCALDED BY TANK OF HOT WATER
Investigation abstract
At 8:20 a.m. on September 28, 1989, Employee #1 was removing a hose from a tank full of hot water heated to approximately 190 degrees Fahrenheit. The valve hand le, which identified the condition of the valve being either in the open or clos ed position, had been installed in the reverse position. Employee #1 disconnecte d the hose thinking that the valve was closed, when instead it was opened. He wa s splashed with hot water and received second and third degree burns on 65 perce nt of his body. He was hospitalized and died a month later, on October 28, 1989, from the injuries received.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 50 M
- Nature of injury
- 5
- Part of body
- 19
- Event type
- 14
- Source
- 41
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 14
- Environmental factor
- 11
- Task assigned
- 1
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