OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14330468
INTERMETRO INDUSTRIES
PLAINS, PA·
Event description
One employee killed, two burned by ignited aluminum dust
Investigation abstract
Employees #1, #2 and #3 were in the area of a dry-type dust collection device th at was being used to collect aluminum and steel dust from a grinder/polisher. Th e steel dust created heat and sparks, which ignited the aluminum dust in the dus t collector. Employee #1 noticed smoke and flames and attempted to extinguish th e fire using an H2O fire extinguisher. The fire increased rapidly in intensity, burning Employees #1, #2, and #3, and knocking Employees #1 and #3 to the floor. Employee #1 died of first-, second- and third-degree burns. Employees #2 and #3 sustained first-degree burns.
Victims (3)
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#1 Hospitalized Age 35 Male
- Nature of injury
- Burn/Scald(Heat) (5)
- Part of body
- LOWER ARM (17)
- Accident type
- OTHER (14)
- Source of injury
- FIRE/SMOKE (16)
- Occupation
- Occupation not reported (999)
- Human factor
- EQUIP. INAPPROPR FOR OPERATION (6)
- Environmental factor
- FLAMMABLE LIQ/SOLID EXPOSURE (10)
- Task assigned
- Task regularly assigned (1)
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#2 Non-hospitalized injury Age 35 Male
- Nature of injury
- Burn/Scald(Heat) (5)
- Part of body
- HEAD (13)
- Accident type
- OTHER (14)
- Source of injury
- FIRE/SMOKE (16)
- Occupation
- Occupation not reported (999)
- Human factor
- EQUIP. INAPPROPR FOR OPERATION (6)
- Environmental factor
- FLAMMABLE LIQ/SOLID EXPOSURE (10)
- Task assigned
- Task regularly assigned (1)
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#3 Non-hospitalized injury Age 36 Male
- Nature of injury
- Burn/Scald(Heat) (5)
- Part of body
- FACE (9)
- Accident type
- OTHER (14)
- Source of injury
- FIRE/SMOKE (16)
- Occupation
- Occupation not reported (999)
- Human factor
- EQUIP. INAPPROPR FOR OPERATION (6)
- Environmental factor
- FLAMMABLE LIQ/SOLID EXPOSURE (10)
- Task assigned
- Task regularly assigned (1)
Labels are OSHA's own, from the code dictionary published with the accident-investigation file. The raw code is shown beside each one so this page can be reconciled against OSHA's bulk data. OSHA notes that nature of injury, part of body, source of injury and accident type in this file are not coded to the Occupational Injury and Illness Classification System, and that the occupation titles are not standardised — so these values are not directly comparable with the OIICS-coded severe injury reports.