OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14491385
REGULATOR VALVE,CYLINDER,RUPTURE,HIGH PRESSURE,STRUCK BY,FLYING OBJECT
Event description
GAS CYLINDER RUPTURED FROM OVER PRESSURIZATION
Investigation abstract
EMPLOYEES #1 AND #2 WERE TRANSFERING NITROGEN GAS FROM A 3,000 PSI CYLINDER TO A SMALL 300 PSI CYLINDER. THE WORKPLACE WAS THE CYLINDER STORAGE YARD OF A WELDIN G SUPPLY COMPANY. THE EMPLOYEES WERE USING A PIECE OF ARMOURED HOSE, A PRESSURE GUAGE AND APPROPRIATE VALVE FITTINGS. THE SMALL CYLINDER RUPTURED WHILE BEING FI LLED. BOTH EMPLOYEES WERE STRUCK BY THE CYLINDER PIECES. EMPLOYEE #2 WAS KILLED AND EMPLOYEE #1 WAS SEVERELY INJURED. THE OPERATION WAS BEING PERFORMED WITHOUT THE USE OF REQUIRED PRESSURE REGULATING DEVICES TO ACCURATELY CONTROL THE TRANSF ER OF GAS FROM ONE CYLINDER TO ANOTHER.
Victims (4)
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#1 Hospitalized Age 25 M
- Nature of injury
- 18
- Part of body
- 1
- Event type
- 1
- Source
- 6
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 6
- Environmental factor
- 5
- Task assigned
- 2
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#2 Fatality Age 19 M
- Nature of injury
- 18
- Part of body
- 1
- Event type
- 1
- Source
- 6
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 6
- Environmental factor
- 5
- Task assigned
- 2
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#981 Degree 0 Age 0
- Nature of injury
- 0
- Part of body
- 0
- Event type
- 0
- Source
- 0
- Occupation code
- 0
- Human factor
- 0
- Environmental factor
- 0
- Task assigned
- 0
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#982 Degree 0 Age 0
- Nature of injury
- 0
- Part of body
- 0
- Event type
- 0
- Source
- 0
- Occupation code
- 0
- Human factor
- 0
- Environmental factor
- 0
- Task assigned
- 0
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