OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14447775
EXPLOSION,HAND,BURN,FURNACE,LP GAS,STRUCK BY,FLYING OBJECT,FACE
Event description
L P GAS EXPLOSION
Investigation abstract
EMPLOYEE #2 HAD INSTALLED A NEW GAS LINE FROM THE SUPPLY TANK TO THE ROOF OF A B UILDING. THIS WAS TO SUPPLY THE FURNACE WITH FUEL. EMPLOYEE #1 ATTEMPTED TO STAR T THE FURNACE, BUT HE COULD NOT START IT. EMPLOYEES #1 AND #2 RETURNED TO THE RO OF TO BLEED AIR OUT OF THE NEW LINE. THEY THEN RETURNED TO TRY TO START THE FURN ACE AGAIN. WHEN EMPLOYEE #1 TRIED TO LIGHT THE FURNACE, AN EXPLOSION OCCURRED. E MPLOYEES #1 AND #2 WERE BURNED ON THEIR HANDS AND FACES. EMPLOYEE #3 WAS CUT BY FLYING GLASS.
Victims (3)
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#1 Hospitalized Age 39 M
- Nature of injury
- 5
- Part of body
- 12
- Event type
- 14
- Source
- 16
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 7
- Hazardous substance
- 1803
- Task assigned
- 2
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#2 Hospitalized Age 30 M
- Nature of injury
- 5
- Part of body
- 12
- Event type
- 14
- Source
- 16
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 7
- Hazardous substance
- 1803
- Task assigned
- 2
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#3 Non-hospitalized injury Age 28 M
- Nature of injury
- 7
- Part of body
- 12
- Event type
- 1
- Source
- 20
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 5
- Hazardous substance
- 1300
- Task assigned
- 1
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