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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14369185

BURN,REPAIR,RAILROAD TANK CAR,HIGH PRESSURE,VALVE,HIGH TEMPERATURE

Event
BURN,REPAIR,RAILROAD TANK CAR,HIGH PRESSURE,VALVE,HIGH TEMPERATURE
Linked inspection
No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number
14369185
Report ID
522300

Event description

EMPLOYEES BURNED BY MOLTEN SODIUM

Investigation abstract

EMPLOYEES #1, #2 AND #3 WERE CHANGING A SODIUM VALVE ON A SODIUM TANK CAR UNLOAD ING VALVE. THEY WERE SPRAYED WITH MOLTEN SODIUM WHEN THE VALVE WAS REMOVED AND S ODIUM WAS FORCED OUTWARD BY COMPRESSED NITROGEN LOCATED BETWEEN A BLOCK VALVE AN D THE VALVE BEING REPLACED. THE NITROGEN IS NORMALLY USED TO FORCE SODIUM OUT OF THE TANK CAR AND INTO A HOLDING TANK. EMPLOYEES #1 AND #2 WERE KILLED. EMPLOYEE #3 WAS HOSPITALIZED.

Victims (3)

  1. #1 Fatality Age 29 F

    Nature of injury
    4
    Part of body
    4
    Event type
    14
    Source
    9
    Occupation code
    999
    Human factor
    17
    Environmental factor
    10
    Task assigned
    1
  2. #2 Fatality Age 64 M

    Nature of injury
    4
    Part of body
    4
    Event type
    14
    Source
    9
    Occupation code
    999
    Human factor
    17
    Environmental factor
    10
    Task assigned
    1
  3. #3 Hospitalized Age 39 M

    Nature of injury
    4
    Part of body
    19
    Event type
    14
    Source
    9
    Occupation code
    999
    Human factor
    17
    Environmental factor
    10
    Task assigned
    1

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