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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14523856

UNCONSCIOUSNESS,PPE,INHALATION,CARBON MONOXIDE,RESPIRATOR,BLAST FURNACE,GAS LEAK

Event
UNCONSCIOUSNESS,PPE,INHALATION,CARBON MONOXIDE,RESPIRATOR,BLAST FURNACE,GAS LEAK
Linked inspection
No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number
14523856
Report ID
522500

Event description

EMPLOYEES OVERCOME BY BLAST FURNACE GAS

Investigation abstract

A CONTRACTOR AND A SUBCONTRACTOR WERE WORKING IN THE WEST END OF BOILER HOUSE NU ERS NOT EQUIPPED WITH RESPIRATORS PASSED OUT ALSO. ALL AFFECTED EMPLOYEES WERE H OSPITALIZED. THE EMPLOYEES WERE NOT TRAINED IN THE USE OF RESPIRATORS OR IN GAS RESCUE PROCEDURES. MBER ONE. THE WATER LEVEL IN THE DRIP LEG RESERVOIR FOR THE FIVE FOOT BLAST FURN ACE MAIN BECAME LOW. THE WATER LEVEL FELL TO WITHIN 34 INCHES OF THE BOTTOM OF T HE DRIP LEG. SINCE THE GAS PRESSURE WITHIN THE MAIN IS AT 34 INCHES OF WATER, TH E GAS BEGAN TO BLOW OUT OF THE 14 INCH DRIP LEG FROM THE FIVE FOOT DIAMETER GAS MAIN. THE DRIP LEG IS LOCATED AT THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF THE NUMBER ONE BOILER H OUSE. THE WATER LINE TO THE RESERVOIR WAS EITHER TURNED OFF OR THE VALVE WAS PLU GGED. EMPLOYEES AT ALL LEVELS OF THE WESTERN 1/3 OF THE NUMBER ONE BOILER HOUSE WERE EXPOSED TO EXCESSIVE LEVELS OF CARBON MONOXIDE. MANY PASSED OUT. MANY RESCU

Victims (15)

  1. #1 Hospitalized Age 54 M

    Nature of injury
    2
    Part of body
    4
    Event type
    8
    Source
    19
    Occupation code
    999
    Human factor
    18
    Environmental factor
    7
    Hazardous substance
    0560
    Task assigned
    1

  2. #10 Hospitalized Age 41 M

    Nature of injury
    2
    Part of body
    4
    Event type
    8
    Source
    19
    Occupation code
    999
    Human factor
    18
    Environmental factor
    7
    Hazardous substance
    0560
    Task assigned
    1

  3. #11 Hospitalized Age 36 M

    Nature of injury
    2
    Part of body
    4
    Event type
    8
    Source
    19
    Occupation code
    999
    Human factor
    18
    Environmental factor
    7
    Hazardous substance
    0560
    Task assigned
    1

  4. #12 Hospitalized Age 40 M

    Nature of injury
    2
    Part of body
    4
    Event type
    8
    Source
    19
    Occupation code
    999
    Human factor
    18
    Environmental factor
    7
    Hazardous substance
    0560
    Task assigned
    1

  5. #13 Hospitalized Age 33 M

    Nature of injury
    2
    Part of body
    4
    Event type
    8
    Source
    19
    Occupation code
    999
    Human factor
    18
    Environmental factor
    7
    Hazardous substance
    0560
    Task assigned
    1

  6. #14 Hospitalized Age 44 M

    Nature of injury
    2
    Part of body
    4
    Event type
    8
    Source
    19
    Occupation code
    999
    Human factor
    18
    Environmental factor
    7
    Hazardous substance
    0560
    Task assigned
    1

  7. #15 Hospitalized Age 41 M

    Nature of injury
    2
    Part of body
    4
    Event type
    8
    Source
    19
    Occupation code
    999
    Human factor
    18
    Environmental factor
    7
    Hazardous substance
    0560
    Task assigned
    1

  8. #2 Hospitalized Age 54 M

    Nature of injury
    2
    Part of body
    4
    Event type
    8
    Source
    19
    Occupation code
    999
    Human factor
    18
    Environmental factor
    7
    Hazardous substance
    0560
    Task assigned
    1

  9. #3 Hospitalized Age 30 M

    Nature of injury
    5
    Part of body
    4
    Event type
    8
    Source
    19
    Occupation code
    999
    Human factor
    18
    Environmental factor
    7
    Hazardous substance
    0560
    Task assigned
    1

  10. #4 Hospitalized Age 52 M

    Nature of injury
    2
    Part of body
    4
    Event type
    8
    Source
    19
    Occupation code
    999
    Human factor
    18
    Environmental factor
    7
    Hazardous substance
    0560
    Task assigned
    1

  11. #5 Hospitalized Age 61 M

    Nature of injury
    2
    Part of body
    4
    Event type
    8
    Source
    19
    Occupation code
    999
    Human factor
    18
    Environmental factor
    7
    Hazardous substance
    0560
    Task assigned
    1

  12. #6 Hospitalized Age 47 M

    Nature of injury
    2
    Part of body
    4
    Event type
    8
    Source
    19
    Occupation code
    999
    Human factor
    18
    Environmental factor
    7
    Hazardous substance
    0560
    Task assigned
    1

  13. #7 Hospitalized Age 31 M

    Nature of injury
    2
    Part of body
    4
    Event type
    8
    Source
    19
    Occupation code
    999
    Human factor
    18
    Environmental factor
    7
    Hazardous substance
    0560
    Task assigned
    1

  14. #8 Hospitalized Age 49 M

    Nature of injury
    2
    Part of body
    4
    Event type
    8
    Source
    19
    Occupation code
    999
    Human factor
    18
    Environmental factor
    7
    Hazardous substance
    0560
    Task assigned
    1

  15. #9 Hospitalized Age 56 M

    Nature of injury
    2
    Part of body
    4
    Event type
    8
    Source
    19
    Occupation code
    999
    Human factor
    18
    Environmental factor
    7
    Hazardous substance
    0560
    Task assigned
    1

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