OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14336341
BURN,FURNACE,RESPIRATORY,INHALATION,RUPTURE,EXPLOSION,MOLTEN METAL,HIGH TEMPERATURE
Event description
Eight employees injured in furnace eruption/breakout
Investigation abstract
A 100-ton electric arc furnace equipped with water cooled panels experienced an eruption and then a breakout. Eruption is a force similar to a super boiling act ion and a breakout is when a hole allows molten metal to escape. Molten metal st ruck the water lines used to cool the panels and five explosions occurred. Emplo yee #1 suffered burns over half his body. Employees #2 through #8 were admitted to a hospital for observation and treatment of breathing problems.
Victims (8)
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#1 Hospitalized Age 28 M
- Nature of injury
- 5
- Part of body
- 4
- Event type
- 14
- Source
- 28
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 10
- Task assigned
- 1
-
#2 Hospitalized Age 41 M
- Nature of injury
- 2
- Part of body
- 28
- Event type
- 8
- Source
- 16
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 7
- Task assigned
- 1
-
#3 Hospitalized Age 35 M
- Nature of injury
- 2
- Part of body
- 28
- Event type
- 8
- Source
- 16
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 7
- Task assigned
- 1
-
#4 Hospitalized Age 28 M
- Nature of injury
- 5
- Part of body
- 13
- Event type
- 14
- Source
- 28
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 10
- Task assigned
- 1
-
#5 Hospitalized Age 31 M
- Nature of injury
- 2
- Part of body
- 28
- Event type
- 8
- Source
- 16
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 7
- Task assigned
- 1
-
#6 Hospitalized Age 37 M
- Nature of injury
- 2
- Part of body
- 28
- Event type
- 8
- Source
- 16
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 7
- Task assigned
- 1
-
#7 Hospitalized Age 32 M
- Nature of injury
- 20
- Part of body
- 3
- Event type
- 14
- Source
- 5
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 18
- Task assigned
- 1
-
#8 Hospitalized Age 27 M
- Nature of injury
- 2
- Part of body
- 28
- Event type
- 8
- Source
- 16
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 7
- Task assigned
- 1
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