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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #514042

CLEANING,EXPLOSION,CHEMICAL BURN,COMBUSTIBLE LIQUID,FLAMMABLE LIQUID,FIRE,CHEMICAL REACTION,REFINERY,CHEMICAL

Event
CLEANING,EXPLOSION,CHEMICAL BURN,COMBUSTIBLE LIQUID,FLAMMABLE LIQUID,FIRE,CHEMICAL REACTION,REFINERY,CHEMICAL
Linked inspection
No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number
514042
Report ID
931400

Event description

One employee killed, two injured in chemical explosion/fire

Investigation abstract

A company used chemicals to remove oil and water from sludge (sour water) at a r efinery. An explosion and a chemical fire resulted. Employee #1 was killed. Empl oyees #2 and #3 were hospitalized with burns.

Victims (4)

  1. #1 Fatality Age 29 M

    Nature of injury
    4
    Part of body
    19
    Event type
    14
    Source
    9
    Occupation code
    999
    Human factor
    1
    Environmental factor
    10
    Hazardous substance
    1470
    Task assigned
    1
  2. #2 Hospitalized Age 30 M

    Nature of injury
    4
    Part of body
    19
    Event type
    14
    Source
    9
    Occupation code
    999
    Human factor
    1
    Environmental factor
    10
    Hazardous substance
    1490
    Task assigned
    1
  3. #3 Hospitalized Age 41 M

    Nature of injury
    4
    Part of body
    19
    Event type
    14
    Source
    9
    Occupation code
    999
    Human factor
    1
    Environmental factor
    10
    Hazardous substance
    1470
    Task assigned
    1
  4. #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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