OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14402143
PAT BAKER CO. INC.
CHARLOTTE, TX·
Event description
DRUM BEING CUT EXPLODED, KILLING ONE AND INJURING ONE EMP.
Investigation abstract
ONE EMPLOYEE (#1) WAS KILLED AND ANOTHER (#2) INJURED WHEN A 55 GALLON DRUM, WHI CH WAS BEING CUT IN HALF, EXPLODED. IT IS NOT KNOWN WHAT THE MOST RECENT CONTENT S OF THE DRUM WERE. IT ORIGINALLY CONTAINED 40 WEIGHT OIL. THE DRUM HAD NOT BEEN CLEANED OR PURGED. BOTH EMPLOYEES WERE BURNED IN THE EXPLOSION.
Victims (2)
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#1 Fatality Age 48 M
- Nature of injury
- 5
- Part of body
- 5
- Event type
- 14
- Source
- 7
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 5
- Environmental factor
- 10
- Task assigned
- 1
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#2 Hospitalized Age 30 M
- Nature of injury
- 5
- Part of body
- 16
- Event type
- 14
- Source
- 7
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 5
- Environmental factor
- 10
- Task assigned
- 1
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