OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14491070

BURN,LUNG,ELECTRICAL,SUSPENDED CEILING,COLLAPSE,E GI VII,FIRE,ELECTRICAL FAULT,SMOKE INHALATION

1984-10-24T00:00:00

Event: BURN,LUNG,ELECTRICAL,SUSPENDED CEILING,COLLAPSE,E GI VII,FIRE,ELECTRICAL FAULT,SMOKE INHALATION
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 14491070
Report ID: 214500

Event description

FIRE - POSSIBLE CAUSE WAS OLD ELECTRICAL WIRING

Investigation abstract

IT WAS BELIEVED THAT A FIRE DEVELOPED IN THE VOID SPACE OF A HUNG CEILING, PRESU MABLY IGNITED BY CURRENT FLOW IN OLD ELECTRIC WIRING. THE FIRE PROCEEDED WITHOUT THE KNOWLEGE OF THE EMPLOYEE BELOW, WHO WAS PERFORMING A ROUTINE TASK BELOW. TH E CEILING COLLAPSED, AND THE EMPLOYEE'S LUNGS WERE BURNT BY THE SUDDEN EXPOSURE TO THE EXTREMELY HOT AIR THAT CAME DOWN WITH THE COLLAPSING CEILING.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 42 M

Nature of injury
5

Part of body
28

Event type
8

Source
13

Occupation code
999

Human factor
14

Environmental factor
11

Task assigned
1

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