OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14506299
LON'S AUTOMOTIVE
DURANGO, CO·
Event description
OXYGEN RELEASED NEAR GREASE AND OIL, EXPLOSION RESULTED
Investigation abstract
EMPLOYEE #1 WAS TRANSFERRING OXYGEN FROM A LARGE CYLINDER TO A SMALL CYLINDER, U SING A PIG TAIL (BRASS TUBE), ADJACENT TO A STORAGE AREA WHERE BOTH OXYGEN AND A CETYLENE CYLINDERS WERE KEPT. THE AREA ALSO CONTAINED EXPOSED OIL AND GREASE. EM PLOYEES #2 AND #3 WERE ALSO IN THE IMMEDIATE AREA. AN EXPLOSION AND FIRE OCCURRE D, KILLING ALL 3 EMPLOYEES. TWO OTHER EMPLOYEES WERE HURT BUT DID NOT REQUIRE HO SPITALIZATION OF 2 OR MORE DAYS. THREE MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WHO WERE ON THE PRO PERTY WERE ALSO SERIOUSLY INJURED.
Victims (3)
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#1 Fatality Age 29 M
- Nature of injury
- 1
- Part of body
- 16
- Event type
- 1
- Source
- 19
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 18
- Environmental factor
- 10
- Hazardous substance
- 0070
- Task assigned
- 1
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#2 Fatality Age 28 M
- Nature of injury
- 5
- Part of body
- 4
- Event type
- 14
- Source
- 19
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 18
- Environmental factor
- 10
- Hazardous substance
- 0070
- Task assigned
- 2
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#3 Fatality Age 36 M
- Nature of injury
- 5
- Part of body
- 4
- Event type
- 14
- Source
- 19
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 18
- Environmental factor
- 10
- Hazardous substance
- 0070
- Task assigned
- 2
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