OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14352892

BURN,FIRE,NAPHTHA,RUPTURE,EXPLOSION,GAS LEAK,PUNCTURE

1986-05-28T00:00:00

Event: BURN,FIRE,NAPHTHA,RUPTURE,EXPLOSION,GAS LEAK,PUNCTURE
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 14352892
Report ID: 418600

Event description

5 EMPLOYEES BURNED IN OIL REFINERY FIRE

Investigation abstract

SEVERAL OIL REFINERY EMPLOYEES WERE ATTEMPTING TO CONTAIN A SMALL LEAK AND FIRE AT THE #1 HDS HEATER. THE #1 HEATER CONTAINED HEATED NAPTHA UNDER PRESSURE. THE NAPTHA PIPE RUPTURED, RESULTING IN A CONFLAGRATION WHICH FATALLY BURNED THREE (3 ) EMPLOYEES AND HOSPITALIZED TWO (2) OTHERS.

Victims (5)

#1 Fatality Age 45 M

Nature of injury
5

Part of body
4

Event type
14

Source
16

Occupation code
999

Human factor
6

Environmental factor
10

Task assigned
1
#2 Fatality Age 31 M

Nature of injury
5

Part of body
4

Event type
14

Source
16

Occupation code
999

Human factor
6

Environmental factor
10

Task assigned
1
#3 Fatality Age 40 M

Nature of injury
5

Part of body
4

Event type
14

Source
16

Occupation code
999

Human factor
6

Environmental factor
10

Task assigned
1
#4 Hospitalized Age 36 M

Nature of injury
5

Part of body
4

Event type
14

Source
16

Occupation code
999

Human factor
6

Environmental factor
10

Task assigned
1
#5 Hospitalized Age 38 M

Nature of injury
5

Part of body
4

Event type
14

Source
16

Occupation code
999

Human factor
6

Environmental factor
10

Task assigned
1

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