OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14377865
VAPOR,CONFINED SPACE,VENTING,WELDING,EXPLOSION,TANK,ARC WELDING
Event description
Employee Killed Welding on a Confined Space
Investigation abstract
Employee #1 was welding a hatch cover on top of a nuclear well car filled with e xplosive paint vapors. The welding arcs ignited the vapors, blowing Employee #1 into the roof of the building. He died from injuries sustained in the explosion. The area was not designated as a welding area, and no safe welding procedures w ere in place. Further, no means were taken to purge or ventilate the vessel.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 47 M
- Nature of injury
- 21
- Part of body
- 19
- Event type
- 1
- Source
- 43
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 4
- Environmental factor
- 15
- Task assigned
- 1
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