OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14340459
MOBLEY PLANT COMPANY
ADEL, GA·
Event description
COTTON IGNITED INSIDE FARM MACHINE; EMPLOYEES BURNED
Investigation abstract
ON SEPTEMBER 23, 1987, AT APPROXIMATELY 3:30 PM, EMPLOYEE #1 AND EMPLOYEE #2 CLI MBED INTO A COTTON MODULE BUILDER WHILE ANOTHER WORKER WAS WELDING ON THE OUTSID E OF THE MACHINE. THE MACHINE WAS 6 FEET, 6 INCHES WIDE BY 30 FEET LONG BY 9 FEE T HIGH, AND OPEN AT THE TOP. THEIR JOB WAS TO MOVE RAW COTTON AWAY FROM THE AREA TO BE WELDED. THE COTTON IGNITED, CAUSING A FIRE WHICH BURNED EMPLOYEE #1 OVER 77% OF HIS BODY AND BURNED EMPLOYEE #2 OVER 65% OF HIS BODY. EMPLOYEE #1 DIED 4 DAYS LATER. EMPLOYEE #2 WAS HOSPITALIZED, BUT SURVIVED.
Victims (2)
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#1 Fatality Age 45 M
- Nature of injury
- 5
- Part of body
- 19
- Event type
- 2
- Source
- 16
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 18
- Environmental factor
- 10
- Hazardous substance
- 8880
- Task assigned
- 2
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#2 Hospitalized Age 34 M
- Nature of injury
- 5
- Part of body
- 19
- Event type
- 2
- Source
- 16
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 18
- Environmental factor
- 10
- Hazardous substance
- 8880
- Task assigned
- 2
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