OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221391683

ZIMMER POWER COMPANY, LLC

MOSCOW, OH· 2021-09-09T00:00:00

Event: Arm, Burn, Chemical, Chemical Exposure, Chemical Vapor, Defect, Defective, Defective Equipment, Ear, Electric Generator, Engineering Controls, Face, Fire, Gas, Gas Leak, Hand, Hydrogen, Ignite, Ignition, Lack of Engineering Controls, Lack of Work Procedures, Leak, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Removing, Sensor, Skin, Struck By
NAICS: 221121
Inspection type: Referral
Activity number: #345531909
Employer profile: ZIMMER POWER COMPANY, LLC
Summary number: 221391683
Report ID: 0522000

Event description

Employee sustains burns in hydrogen fire replacing gas senso

Investigation abstract

At 11:00 a.m. on September 9, 2021, an employee working for an electric power company was removing a sensor from a hydrogen dryer. As the employee began to unscrew the sensor, hydrogen gas leaked out, ignited and started a fire. The employee was hospitalized to treat 2nd and 3rd degree burns to his right arm and hand, right ear and face.

Victim

#1 Hospitalized Age 45 M

Event type
14

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