OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14412183

FLAMMABLE VAPORS,EXPLOSION,INCINERATOR,STRUCK BY,FLYING OBJECT

1989-08-07T00:00:00

Event: FLAMMABLE VAPORS,EXPLOSION,INCINERATOR,STRUCK BY,FLYING OBJECT
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 14412183
Report ID: 626600

Event description

Employee killed when struck by exploding incinerator door

Investigation abstract

Employee #1 was attempting to ignite cardboard boxes and other trash in an incin erator. He poured fuel gas over the boxes and, before he could light the gas, wa s called away for about five minutes. Upon returning, he lit a match, which igni ted the explosive mixture formed by the fuel gas evaporating inside the incinera tor. The resulting explosion blew the door off the incinerator, which struck the employee and knocked him about 15 ft. Employee #1 was killed.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 16 M

Nature of injury
6

Part of body
13

Event type
1

Source
8

Occupation code
999

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
10

Task assigned
1

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