OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14464358
UNIROYAL PLASTICS INC.
MISHAWAKA, IN·
Event description
Employee burned in churn fire when xylene and dust ignite
Investigation abstract
At approximately 10:15 p.m. on April 8, 1987, Employee #1 was adding several bag s of combustible dust and xylene to a 500 gallon churn. The xylene and dust igni ted, burning Employee #1's arms and face. He sustained first-, second-, and thir d-degree burns over 17 percent of his body. Employee #1 died at the hospital due to unrelated circumstances.
Victim
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#1 Hospitalized Age 57 M
- Nature of injury
- 5
- Part of body
- 2
- Event type
- 14
- Source
- 9
- Occupation code
- 756
- Human factor
- 4
- Environmental factor
- 7
- Hazardous substance
- 2590
- Task assigned
- 1
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