OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14562318
ANNZELL CONSTRUCTION CORP.
FARMINGDALE, NY·
Event description
EMPLOYEE STRUCK IN THE LEG BY FIRE EXTINGUISHER
Investigation abstract
EMPLOYEE #1 WAS WALKING IN A BUILDING WHEN A HALON FIRE EXTINGUISHING TANK BEGAN EJECTING GAS AND BECAME A FLYING MISSILE. THE TANK STRUCK EMPLOYEE #1 IN THE LE G. IT HAS NOT BEEN DETERMINED WHAT CAUSED THE TANK TO BEGIN RELEASING GAS.
Victims (2)
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#1 Hospitalized Age 31 M
- Nature of injury
- 12
- Part of body
- 16
- Event type
- 1
- Source
- 43
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 17
- Environmental factor
- 5
- Task assigned
- 2
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#981 Degree 0 Age 0
- Nature of injury
- 0
- Part of body
- 0
- Event type
- 0
- Source
- 0
- Occupation code
- 0
- Human factor
- 0
- Environmental factor
- 0
- Task assigned
- 0
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