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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14469688

BURN,STEAM,EXPLOSION,MOLTEN METAL,WATER

Event
BURN,STEAM,EXPLOSION,MOLTEN METAL,WATER
Linked inspection
No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number
14469688
Report ID
317500

Event description

MOLTEN METAL PIECE FELL INTO WATER; EXPLOSION OCCURRED

Investigation abstract

EMPLOYEES #1 THROUGH #3 WERE OBSERVING SOME WATER TRAPPED IN A BOP FURNACE FROM AN OVERHEAD POSITION. A MOLTEN "SKULL" FELL INTO THE WATER, CAUSING THE WATER TO BE COVERED BY A LAYER OF MOLTEN METAL WHICH WAS HEATED TO ABOUT 2,900 DEGREES. THE WATER VAPORIZED, CAUSING AN EXPLOSION WHICH BURNED AND BLASTED THE THREE EMP LOYEES.

Victims (3)

  1. #1 Fatality Age 35 M

    Nature of injury
    5
    Part of body
    4
    Event type
    12
    Source
    23
    Occupation code
    19
    Human factor
    4
    Environmental factor
    11
    Task assigned
    1
  2. #2 Fatality Age 32 M

    Nature of injury
    5
    Part of body
    4
    Event type
    12
    Source
    23
    Occupation code
    19
    Human factor
    4
    Environmental factor
    11
    Task assigned
    1
  3. #3 Fatality Age 29 M

    Nature of injury
    5
    Part of body
    4
    Event type
    12
    Source
    23
    Occupation code
    19
    Human factor
    4
    Environmental factor
    11
    Task assigned
    2

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