OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14434294

HEAD,FLAMMABLE VAPORS,WORK RULES,DRUM,CONSTRUCTION,EXPLOSION,LACERATION,FACE,CUTTING AND BURNING

1989-03-06T00:00:00

Event: HEAD,FLAMMABLE VAPORS,WORK RULES,DRUM,CONSTRUCTION,EXPLOSION,LACERATION,FACE,CUTTING AND BURNING
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 14434294
Report ID: 951510

Event description

Employee injured when 55 gallon drum explodes during cutting

Investigation abstract

Employee #1 was cutting a 55 gallon drum when it exploded. He sustained a broken nose and forehead lacerations. Employee #1 indicated that he had not followed t he established company procedure to test for combustible gas, and, if the result s were positive, to clean and vent a drum before cutting it.

Victim

#1 Hospitalized Age 23 M

Nature of injury
12

Part of body
9

Event type
1

Source
43

Occupation code
585

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
10

Hazardous substance
8880

Task assigned
1

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