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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14522247

FIRE,DUST COLLECTOR,EXPLOSION,SPARK,COMBUSTIBLE DUST

Event
FIRE,DUST COLLECTOR,EXPLOSION,SPARK,COMBUSTIBLE DUST
Linked inspection
No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number
14522247
Report ID
522300

Event description

1 employee killed, 8 others injured in combustible dust fire

Investigation abstract

Employees #1 and #2 were temporary laborers; Employee #9 worked for an outside t llector. The top of the collector blew, and flaming pieces of metal flew onto a wooden portion of the plant roof. The fire spread rapidly because of the wood ro of, the combustible dust/powders in the plant and, possibly, because of ruptured gas lines. Employee #1 was killed and Employees #2 through #9 were hospitalized . rucking firm. Employees #4 through #8 were employees of a company that was proce ssing combustible powders (ferromanganese, etc.) for use in manufacturing weldin g fluxes. Three production operations were functioning: the #3 screening system, where an inert material is ground, sized, and screened; the dryer, where ferrom anganese is stabilized; and the nugget system, where manganese and iron powders are mixed with a "glue" to make "nuggets." A series of explosions occurred, prob ably originating at the nugget machine where sparks/fire entered the outside bag dust collector through the duct work, causing a violent explosion within the co

Victims (9)

  1. #1 Fatality Age 32 M

    Nature of injury
    5
    Part of body
    19
    Event type
    14
    Source
    16
    Occupation code
    999
    Human factor
    17
    Environmental factor
    7
    Hazardous substance
    1620
    Task assigned
    2
  2. #2 Hospitalized Age 28 M

    Nature of injury
    5
    Part of body
    19
    Event type
    14
    Source
    16
    Occupation code
    999
    Human factor
    17
    Environmental factor
    7
    Hazardous substance
    1620
    Task assigned
    2
  3. #3 Hospitalized Age 30 M

    Nature of injury
    5
    Part of body
    19
    Event type
    14
    Source
    16
    Occupation code
    999
    Human factor
    17
    Environmental factor
    7
    Hazardous substance
    1620
    Task assigned
    1
  4. #4 Hospitalized Age 31 M

    Nature of injury
    7
    Part of body
    19
    Event type
    14
    Source
    16
    Occupation code
    999
    Human factor
    17
    Environmental factor
    7
    Hazardous substance
    1620
    Task assigned
    1
  5. #5 Hospitalized Age 39 M

    Nature of injury
    11
    Part of body
    8
    Event type
    14
    Source
    16
    Occupation code
    999
    Human factor
    17
    Environmental factor
    7
    Hazardous substance
    1620
    Task assigned
    2
  6. #6 Hospitalized Age 33 M

    Nature of injury
    6
    Part of body
    13
    Event type
    14
    Source
    16
    Occupation code
    999
    Human factor
    17
    Environmental factor
    7
    Hazardous substance
    1620
    Task assigned
    1
  7. #7 Hospitalized Age 38 M

    Nature of injury
    7
    Part of body
    20
    Event type
    14
    Source
    16
    Occupation code
    999
    Human factor
    17
    Environmental factor
    7
    Hazardous substance
    1620
    Task assigned
    2
  8. #8 Non-hospitalized injury Age 40 M

    Nature of injury
    7
    Part of body
    19
    Event type
    14
    Source
    16
    Occupation code
    999
    Human factor
    17
    Environmental factor
    7
    Hazardous substance
    1620
    Task assigned
    1
  9. #9 Hospitalized Age 34 M

    Nature of injury
    12
    Part of body
    11
    Event type
    5
    Source
    29
    Occupation code
    999
    Human factor
    17
    Environmental factor
    7
    Hazardous substance
    1620
    Task assigned
    1

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