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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14496731

BURN,WORK RULES,HIGH PRESSURE,PRESSURE RELEASE

Event
BURN,WORK RULES,HIGH PRESSURE,PRESSURE RELEASE
Linked inspection
No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number
14496731
Report ID
627100

Event description

Employee killed when burned by pressure cooker release

Investigation abstract

Employee #1 opened the door on a pressure cooker containing product without firs t releasing the pressure. The product spilled out on Employee #1, and he sustain ed burns over 80 percent of his body. Employee #1 was killed.

Victim

  1. #1 Fatality Age 39 M

    Nature of injury
    5
    Part of body
    4
    Event type
    14
    Source
    6
    Occupation code
    999
    Human factor
    1
    Environmental factor
    7
    Task assigned
    1

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