OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14375257
MAR TEC, INC.
WATERFORD, OH·
Event description
Three employees hospitalized after steam rupture
Investigation abstract
Employees #1, #2, and #3 were pouring molten babbitt into the balance hole of a gear piece. Employee #1 was standing on top of a single section of scaffold that had inadequate planking; the equipment being worked on was not locked out; and the employees were not using the appropriate ppe. When Employee #1 unbolted a cl ean-out door an air release knocked him from the scaffolding. A steam eruption o ccurred, causing the molten metal to fly about and strike Employees #1, #2, and #3.
Victims (3)
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#1 Hospitalized Age 24 Male
- Nature of injury
- Burn/Scald(Heat) (5)
- Part of body
- EYE(S) (8)
- Accident type
- STRUCK BY (1)
- Source of injury
- METAL PRODUCTS (28)
- Occupation
- Occupation not reported (999)
- Human factor
- INSUF/LACK/PROTCV WRK CLTHG/EQUIP (20)
- Environmental factor
- FLYING OBJECT ACTION (5)
- Task assigned
- Task regularly assigned (1)
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#2 Hospitalized Age 37 Male
- Nature of injury
- Fracture (12)
- Part of body
- BODYSYSTEM (4)
- Accident type
- FALL(FROM ELEVATION) (5)
- Source of injury
- WORKING SURFACE (42)
- Occupation
- Occupation not reported (999)
- Human factor
- POSITION INAPROPRIATE FOR TASK (10)
- Environmental factor
- WORK-SURFACE/FACIL-LAYOUT COND (13)
- Task assigned
- Task regularly assigned (1)
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#3 Hospitalized Age 38 Male
- Nature of injury
- Burn/Scald(Heat) (5)
- Part of body
- EYE(S) (8)
- Accident type
- STRUCK BY (1)
- Source of injury
- METAL PRODUCTS (28)
- Occupation
- Occupation not reported (999)
- Human factor
- INSUF/LACK/PROTCV WRK CLTHG/EQUIP (20)
- Environmental factor
- FLYING OBJECT ACTION (5)
- Task assigned
- Task not regularly assigned (2)
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.