OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #514687
FLAMMABLE VAPORS,WORK RULES,EXPLOSION,LACERATION,PICKUP TRUCK,EYE,FINGER,BACK,ACCIDENTAL DISCHARGE
Event description
Six employees injured, two killed in vapor cloud explosion
Investigation abstract
Employees #1 and #5 were fatally injured when a released vapor cloud ignited and exploded, destroying the building where Employee #1 was reporting the gas relea se by telephone. Employee #5 was passing by the area in a pickup truck when the blast engulfed his vehicle in flame. Employee #2 was knocked down from the blast and injured his back. Employee #3 received an ear laceration requiring sutures. Employee #4 suffered a fracture of the small finger when he jammed it while des cending stairs. Employee #6 received medical attention to remove glass from his eye.
Victims (7)
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#1 Fatality Age 41 M
- Nature of injury
- 21
- Part of body
- 19
- Event type
- 14
- Source
- 8
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 14
- Environmental factor
- 18
- Task assigned
- 1
-
#2 Non-hospitalized injury Age 42 M
- Nature of injury
- 20
- Part of body
- 3
- Event type
- 5
- Source
- 43
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 14
- Environmental factor
- 18
- Task assigned
- 2
-
#3 Non-hospitalized injury Age 45 M
- Nature of injury
- 7
- Part of body
- 6
- Event type
- 1
- Source
- 14
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 14
- Environmental factor
- 5
- Task assigned
- 2
-
#4 Non-hospitalized injury Age 50 M
- Nature of injury
- 12
- Part of body
- 10
- Event type
- 6
- Source
- 8
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 14
- Environmental factor
- 18
- Task assigned
- 2
-
#5 Fatality Age 31 M
- Nature of injury
- 5
- Part of body
- 19
- Event type
- 14
- Source
- 30
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 14
- Environmental factor
- 18
- Task assigned
- 1
-
#6 Non-hospitalized injury Age 51 M
- Nature of injury
- 11
- Part of body
- 8
- Event type
- 1
- Source
- 20
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 14
- Environmental factor
- 5
- Task assigned
- 2
-
#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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