OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14468375
BURN,FLAMMABLE VAPORS,STUCK,WORK RULES,NATURAL GAS,GAS,EXPLOSION,FACE
Event description
Employees suffer minor injuries during gas flash
Investigation abstract
Employees #1 and #2 were preparing to use closed-circuit TV to inspect 6 in. dia meter pipe that normally carries methane gas to a burn-off facility. The camera became stuck in the end of the pipe and when the employee tried to free it, ther e was a flash. Employee #1 sustained 1st-degree burns to his face; Employee #2's hair was singed.
Victims (2)
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#1 Non-hospitalized injury Age 34 M
- Nature of injury
- 5
- Part of body
- 9
- Event type
- 14
- Source
- 19
- Occupation code
- 689
- Human factor
- 18
- Environmental factor
- 7
- Task assigned
- 1
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#2 Non-hospitalized injury Age 32 M
- Nature of injury
- 5
- Part of body
- 9
- Event type
- 14
- Source
- 19
- Occupation code
- 689
- Human factor
- 18
- Environmental factor
- 7
- Task assigned
- 1
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