OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14490379

FLUORO FILM INC.

MARION, NY· 1987-02-04T00:00:00

Event: BURN, SHOCK, DUST, ALUMINUM DUST, EXPLOSION, SMOKE INHALATION
NAICS: 000000
Inspection type: Accident-driven
Activity number: #100179662
Employer profile: FLUORO FILM INC.
Summary number: 14490379
Report ID: 215800

Event description

EMPLOYEES INJURED IN ALUMINUM DUST EXPLOSION

Investigation abstract

EMPLOYEE #1 WAS REMOVING (GRINDING) TEFCON COATINGS FROM ALUMINUM FUSER ROLLS WH EN AN EXPLOSION OCCURRED. HE SUFFERED BURNS OVER 90% OF HIS BODY AND DIED. EMPLO YEE #2 WAS HOSPITALIZED WITH BURNS OVER 25% OF HIS UPPER BODY. EMPLOYEES #3 AND #4 WERE HOSPITALIZED FOR SMOKE INHALATION. EMPLOYEE #5 WAS TREATED FOR SMOKE INH ALATION AND RELEASED. EMPLOYEE #6 WAS HOSPITALIZED FOR SHOCK (10 DAYS) AND REMAI NS OFF WORK. ALL THE OTHERS HAVE RETURNED TO WORK.

Victims (6)

#1 Fatality Age 59 M

Nature of injury
5

Part of body
31

Event type
14

Source
16

Occupation code
999

Human factor
17

Environmental factor
7

Hazardous substance
0160

Task assigned
1
#2 Hospitalized Age 28 M

Nature of injury
5

Part of body
3

Event type
14

Source
16

Occupation code
999

Human factor
17

Environmental factor
7

Hazardous substance
0160

Task assigned
1
#3 Hospitalized Age 28 M

Nature of injury
21

Part of body
28

Event type
8

Source
16

Occupation code
999

Human factor
17

Environmental factor
7

Hazardous substance
0160

Task assigned
2
#4 Hospitalized Age 25 M

Nature of injury
21

Part of body
28

Event type
8

Source
16

Occupation code
999

Human factor
17

Environmental factor
7

Hazardous substance
0160

Task assigned
2
#5 Non-hospitalized injury Age 27 M

Nature of injury
21

Part of body
28

Event type
8

Source
16

Occupation code
999

Human factor
17

Environmental factor
7

Hazardous substance
0160

Task assigned
2
#6 Hospitalized Age 37 F

Nature of injury
21

Part of body
29

Event type
13

Source
16

Occupation code
999

Human factor
17

Environmental factor
7

Hazardous substance
0160

Task assigned
1

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