OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14570915

BURN,FURNACE,WORK RULES,STEAM,EXPLOSION,MOLTEN METAL

1987-01-06T00:00:00

Event: BURN,FURNACE,WORK RULES,STEAM,EXPLOSION,MOLTEN METAL
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 14570915
Report ID: 524700

Event description

Employee burned by molten metal and steam

Investigation abstract

Employee #1, the supervisor, was tilting an electrical arc furnace to check for a water leak in the bottom panel when the furnace exploded. He was burned by mol ten metal and steam. The power had been shut off for between 45 and 60 minutes, and all workers except Employee #1 had left the area.

Victim

#1 Hospitalized Age 45 M

Nature of injury
5

Part of body
5

Event type
1

Source
16

Occupation code
999

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
7

Task assigned
1

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