OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #561357

BURN,COMPRESSOR,FIRE,OIL WELL SERVICING

1989-06-22T00:00:00

Event: BURN,COMPRESSOR,FIRE,OIL WELL SERVICING
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 561357
Report ID: 626000

Event description

EMPLOYEE FATALLY BURNED IN COMPRESSOR FIRE

Investigation abstract

EMPLOYEE #1 AND TWO OTHER WORKERS, ALL EMPLOYEES OF SMITH SERVICES, WERE DISASSE MBLING AN AJAX COMPRESSOR WHEN A FIRE STARTED FROM UNKNOWN CAUSES. EMPLOYEE #1 W AS HOSPITALIZED FOR HIS BURNS AND DIED ON JUNE 22, 1989.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 37 M

Nature of injury
5

Part of body
22

Event type
14

Source
19

Occupation code
533

Human factor
18

Environmental factor
10

Task assigned
1

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