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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14550008

COMPRESSOR,AIR RECEIVER,COMPRESSED AIR,EXPLOSION,TANK

Event
COMPRESSOR,AIR RECEIVER,COMPRESSED AIR,EXPLOSION,TANK
Linked inspection
No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number
14550008
Report ID
454711

Event description

COMPRESSED AIR TANK EXPLODED

Investigation abstract

A CURTIS, 20 HORSE POWER AIR COMPRESSOR HAD JUST BEEN SHUT OFF BY EMPLOYEE #3 BE CAUSE HE SAID IT WAS MAKING A "SQUEEKING NOISE". ABOUT 30 SECONDS LATER, WITHOUT WARNING, THE TANK EXPLODED. NO CAUSE OF THE EXPLOSION COULD BE DETERMINED.

Victims (7)

  1. #1 Hospitalized Age 53 M

    Nature of injury
    12
    Part of body
    9
    Event type
    6
    Source
    8
    Occupation code
    999
    Human factor
    8
    Environmental factor
    18
    Task assigned
    1
  2. #2 Hospitalized Age 30 M

    Nature of injury
    21
    Part of body
    3
    Event type
    1
    Source
    6
    Occupation code
    999
    Human factor
    8
    Environmental factor
    5
    Task assigned
    1
  3. #3 Non-hospitalized injury Age 47 M

    Nature of injury
    3
    Part of body
    19
    Event type
    1
    Source
    14
    Occupation code
    999
    Human factor
    8
    Environmental factor
    5
    Task assigned
    1
  4. #4 Non-hospitalized injury Age 24 M

    Nature of injury
    21
    Part of body
    29
    Event type
    13
    Source
    43
    Occupation code
    999
    Human factor
    8
    Environmental factor
    18
    Task assigned
    1
  5. #5 Hospitalized Age 25 M

    Nature of injury
    20
    Part of body
    3
    Event type
    14
    Source
    5
    Occupation code
    999
    Human factor
    8
    Environmental factor
    18
    Task assigned
    1
  6. #6 Non-hospitalized injury Age 45 M

    Nature of injury
    7
    Part of body
    5
    Event type
    1
    Source
    14
    Occupation code
    999
    Human factor
    8
    Environmental factor
    5
    Task assigned
    1
  7. #7 Non-hospitalized injury Age 23 M

    Nature of injury
    7
    Part of body
    13
    Event type
    1
    Source
    14
    Occupation code
    999
    Human factor
    8
    Environmental factor
    5
    Task assigned
    1

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