OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14412233
FLAMMABLE VAPORS,EXPLOSION,PROCESS SAFETY,MAINTENANCE,FLAMMABLE LIQUID,FIRE,CONSTRUCTION,WELDING,LOCKOUT
Event description
EMPLOYEE KILLED IN EXPLOSION DUE TO CHEMICAL RELEASE
Investigation abstract
TWO CONTRACTOR EMPLOYEES WERE DOING SEPARATE JOBS IN CLOSE PROXIMITY (50 FEET) O F EACH OTHER. ONE INVOLVED "HOT WORK" AND THE OTHER "COLD WORK" IN A CHEMICAL PL ANT. A DRAIN VALVE LINE CAME OFF AN OFF-GAS SCRUBBER RELEASING A STREAM OF FLAMM ABLE LIQUID AND GAS TO THE "HOT WORK" AREA. THIS CAUSED A FLASH FIRE AND EXPLOSI ON. THE DRAIN VALVE AND LINE WERE NOT LOCKED OR TAGGED AND IT WAS NOT KNOWN HOW THE LINE CAME OFF.
Victims (5)
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#1 Fatality Age 38 M
- Nature of injury
- 5
- Part of body
- 4
- Event type
- 14
- Source
- 16
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 4
- Environmental factor
- 10
- Task assigned
- 1
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#2 Hospitalized Age 23 M
- Nature of injury
- 5
- Part of body
- 4
- Event type
- 14
- Source
- 16
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 4
- Environmental factor
- 10
- Task assigned
- 1
-
#3 Hospitalized Age 24 M
- Nature of injury
- 5
- Part of body
- 4
- Event type
- 14
- Source
- 16
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 4
- Environmental factor
- 10
- Task assigned
- 1
-
#4 Hospitalized Age 24 M
- Nature of injury
- 5
- Part of body
- 4
- Event type
- 14
- Source
- 16
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 4
- Environmental factor
- 10
- Task assigned
- 1
-
#5 Hospitalized Age 19 M
- Nature of injury
- 5
- Part of body
- 12
- Event type
- 14
- Source
- 16
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 4
- Environmental factor
- 10
- Task assigned
- 1
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