OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14466296
FURNACE,RESPIRATORY,FIRE,INHALATION,MECH MALFUNCTION
Event description
Sixty-seven employees threatened by lab hood fire
Investigation abstract
On May 4, 1987, a fire broke out in the diffusion furnace area of fabrication ar ea #6, located on the first floor of the Electronics 2 building in Carrollton, T X. Sixty-seven employees were sent to the local hospital and Employees #1 throug h #7 were held overnight for observation. The probable cause of the fire was the heating element present in the polypropylene hood. None of the hospitalized emp loyees had any serious problems, and all of them were released the next day.
Victims (7)
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#1 Hospitalized Age 31 F
- Nature of injury
- 21
- Part of body
- 28
- Event type
- 8
- Source
- 16
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 9
- Environmental factor
- 7
- Task assigned
- 1
-
#2 Hospitalized Age 30 M
- Nature of injury
- 21
- Part of body
- 28
- Event type
- 8
- Source
- 16
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 9
- Environmental factor
- 7
- Task assigned
- 1
-
#3 Hospitalized Age 45 M
- Nature of injury
- 21
- Part of body
- 28
- Event type
- 8
- Source
- 16
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 9
- Environmental factor
- 7
- Task assigned
- 1
-
#4 Hospitalized Age 46 F
- Nature of injury
- 21
- Part of body
- 28
- Event type
- 8
- Source
- 16
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 9
- Environmental factor
- 7
- Task assigned
- 1
-
#5 Hospitalized Age 26 M
- Nature of injury
- 21
- Part of body
- 28
- Event type
- 8
- Source
- 16
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 9
- Environmental factor
- 7
- Task assigned
- 1
-
#6 Hospitalized Age 31 M
- Nature of injury
- 21
- Part of body
- 28
- Event type
- 8
- Source
- 16
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 9
- Environmental factor
- 7
- Task assigned
- 1
-
#7 Hospitalized Age 45 F
- Nature of injury
- 21
- Part of body
- 28
- Event type
- 8
- Source
- 16
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 9
- Environmental factor
- 7
- Task assigned
- 1
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