OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14456644
VARIAN/EIMAC DIVISION
SALT LAKE CITY, UT·
Event description
Employee burned when trapped between burner and filters
Investigation abstract
At approximately 9:57 a.m. on August 9, 1988, Employee #1 was repairing sheet me tal inside the burner section of an air handling system on a roof. He failed to turn off the natural gas and electricity and when a thermostat inside the buildi ng activated the heat, the burner ignited, trapping Employee #1 between the burn er and filters. Employee used a two-way radio to call for help. He was rescued s hortly thereafter. Employee #1 suffered 2nd- and 3rd-degree burns to 24 percent of his body.
Victims (2)
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#1 Hospitalized Age 48 M
- Nature of injury
- 5
- Part of body
- 19
- Event type
- 2
- Source
- 16
- Occupation code
- 519
- Human factor
- 13
- Environmental factor
- 7
- Task assigned
- 2
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#981 Degree 0 Age 0
- Nature of injury
- 0
- Part of body
- 0
- Event type
- 0
- Source
- 0
- Occupation code
- 0
- Human factor
- 0
- Environmental factor
- 0
- Task assigned
- 0
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