OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14388151
ALLOY FOUNDERS INC.
LYONS, OH·
Event description
ELECTRIC SHOCK - ELECTRICAL FAULT IN INDUCTION FURNACE
Investigation abstract
AN EMPLOYEE WAS ASSISTING A FURNACE OPERATOR IN LOADING LARGE PIECES OF SCRAP ME TAL INTO AN ELECTRIC CORELESS INDUCTION FURNACE. (THIS PROCESS IS KNOWN AS CHARG ING THE FURNACE.) THE MOLTEN METAL WITHIN THE FURNACE HAD BECOME ENERGIZED APPAR ENTLY DUE TO A FAULT TO THE INDUCTION COIL. THE GROUNDING PRONGS, WHICH SHOULD H AVE CAUSED THE FURNACE TO SHUT DOWN, HAD NOT BEEN REINSTALLED WHEN THE FURNACE W AS RECENTLY RELINED. THE EMPLOYEE WAS ELECTROCUTED WHEN HE PLACED A PIECE OF SCR AP INTO THE ENERGIZED MOLTEN METAL INSIDE THE FURNACE.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 20 Male
- Nature of injury
- Electric Shock (10)
- Part of body
- MULTIPLE (19)
- Accident type
- CARD-VASC/RESP FAIL. (12)
- Source of injury
- MACHINE (26)
- Occupation
- Laborers, except construction (889)
- Human factor
- SAFETY DEVICES REMOVED/INOPER. (9)
- Environmental factor
- OTHER (18)
- Hazardous substance
- 8870
- Task assigned
- Task regularly assigned (1)
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.