OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14379473
EXPLOSION,BOLT,TANK,HYDROGEN,TORCH,CHEMICAL REACTION
Event description
TANK EXPLOSION KILLS TWO EMPLOYEES
Investigation abstract
Employee #1 and Employee #2 were working for a construction firm at the B. F. Go odrich facility. They attempted to remove bolts with a torch on an opening of a tank. The torch initiated a chemical reaction within the tank producing hydrogen gas, which exploded. Employee #1 and Employee #2 were killed in the explosion.
Victims (3)
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#1 Fatality Age 36 M
- Nature of injury
- 21
- Part of body
- 4
- Event type
- 1
- Source
- 19
- Occupation code
- 585
- Human factor
- 6
- Environmental factor
- 7
- Hazardous substance
- 2093
- Task assigned
- 1
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#2 Fatality Age 33 M
- Nature of injury
- 21
- Part of body
- 4
- Event type
- 1
- Source
- 19
- Occupation code
- 585
- Human factor
- 6
- Environmental factor
- 7
- Hazardous substance
- 2093
- Task assigned
- 1
-
#981 Degree 0 Age 0
- Nature of injury
- 0
- Part of body
- 0
- Event type
- 0
- Source
- 0
- Occupation code
- 0
- Human factor
- 0
- Environmental factor
- 0
- Task assigned
- 0
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