OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14308787
LIQUID CARBONICS SPECIALTY GAS CORP.
BERKELEY HEIGHTS, NJ·
Event description
FOUR EMPLOYEES KILLED BY EXPLOSION
Investigation abstract
Four Employees were working near a cylinder that was venting a mixture of saline and nitrous oxide when it exploded. All four employees were killed.
Victims (4)
-
#1 Fatality Age 45 M
- Nature of injury
- 21
- Part of body
- 4
- Event type
- 14
- Source
- 16
- Occupation code
- 73
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 7
- Hazardous substance
- 1953
- Task assigned
- 1
-
#2 Fatality Age 70 M
- Nature of injury
- 21
- Part of body
- 4
- Event type
- 14
- Source
- 16
- Occupation code
- 73
- Human factor
- 7
- Environmental factor
- 7
- Hazardous substance
- 1953
- Task assigned
- 1
-
#3 Fatality Age 35 M
- Nature of injury
- 21
- Part of body
- 4
- Event type
- 14
- Source
- 16
- Occupation code
- 73
- Human factor
- 7
- Environmental factor
- 7
- Hazardous substance
- 1953
- Task assigned
- 1
-
#4 Fatality Age 33 M
- Nature of injury
- 21
- Part of body
- 4
- Event type
- 14
- Source
- 16
- Occupation code
- 73
- Human factor
- 7
- Environmental factor
- 7
- Hazardous substance
- 1953
- Task assigned
- 1
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