OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221744857

WARREN FARMERS COOPERATIVE

MCMINNVILLE, TN— 2025-02-10T00:00:00

Event: Acetylene, Acetylene Torch, Cutting, Cutting And Burning, Explosion, Steel, Struck Against, Struck By, Torch cutting
NAICS: 444220
Inspection type: Federal Agency
Activity number: #348040403
Employer profile: WARREN FARMERS COOPERATIVE
Summary number: 221744857
Report ID: 0454713

Event description

Employee is fatally injured during cutting operation

Investigation abstract

At 8:00 a.m. on February 10, 2025, Employee #1 was using an acetylene torch to cut a piece of steel, resting the material on two empty methanol barrels. Residual vapor or liquid inside one of the barrels ignited, causing a deflagration. Employee #1 was struck and sustained fatal injuries.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 54 M

Event type
1

Occupation code
475

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