OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221421720

OCENCO, INCORPORATED

PLEASANT PRAIRIE, WI· 2021-09-07T00:00:00

Event: Abdomen, Burn, Compressed Gas, Contusion, Cylinder, Explosion, Filling, Filling Station, Flying Object, Gas, Hose, Lockout, Lockout/Tagout, Metal Pipe, Oxygen, Shrapnel, Storage Area, Struck By
NAICS: 339113
Inspection type: Referral
Activity number: #345516223
Employer profile: OCENCO, INCORPORATED
Summary number: 221421720
Report ID: 0523400

Event description

Employee burns, bruises abdomen when oxygen system explodes

Investigation abstract

At 6:55 a.m. on September 7, 2021, an employee working for a surgical supply manufacturer was filling multiple compressed oxygen cylinders from a pressurized bulk system. An explosion occurred blowing out a portion of braided hose and copper piping. Pressurized gas was released along with flying shrapnel from the blast. The employee was struck by the flying debris and hospitalized to treat burns and contusions to his abdomen.

Victim

#1 Hospitalized Age 60 M

Event type
14

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