OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14393359
FLAMMABLE VAPORS,GASOLINE,BURN,FIRE,WELDER,WELDING,ARC WELDING
Event description
ARC WELDER IGNITED GASOLINE FUMES IN PIPE
Investigation abstract
ON SEPTEMBER 24, 1985, AT APPROXIMATELY 1 PM, A FIRE BROKE OUT AT THE REAR OF TH T. E MOBIL OIL DOCKS FACILITY IN MORGAN CITY, LOUISIANA. TWO CONTRACT WORKERS FOR A PROFESSIONAL PERFORMANCE COMPANY WERE WELDING ON A SIX INCH FLANGE AND PIPE WHI CH PROTRUDED FROM THE GROUND. THE PIPE AND FLANGE WERE PART OF AN OLD AIR ELIMIN ATION PRODUCTS LINE SYSTEM. THE FLANGE AND PIPE HAD LAST CONTAINED GASOLINE. THE WELDERS INSERTED A PLUMBERS PIPE PLUG INTO THE PIPE TO PREVENT THE POSSIBILITY OF IGNITING THE GAS VAPORS. HOWEVER, THE ARC FROM THE WELDER APPARENTLY IGNITED SOME GASOLINE VAPORS WHICH HAD SOMEHOW ACCUMULATED. EMPLOYEES #2 AND #3 WERE BUR NT BY THE INITIAL FLASH. EMPLOYEE #1 WAS BURNED WHEN HE TRIED TO PUT THE FIRE OU
Victims (3)
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#1 Non-hospitalized injury Age 52 M
- Nature of injury
- 5
- Part of body
- 12
- Event type
- 14
- Source
- 35
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 10
- Hazardous substance
- 1340
- Task assigned
- 1
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#2 Hospitalized Age 35 M
- Nature of injury
- 5
- Part of body
- 19
- Event type
- 14
- Source
- 35
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 10
- Hazardous substance
- 1340
- Task assigned
- 1
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#3 Hospitalized Age 23 M
- Nature of injury
- 5
- Part of body
- 19
- Event type
- 14
- Source
- 35
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 10
- Hazardous substance
- 1340
- Task assigned
- 1
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