OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #570192
BLUE ISLAND POLISHING WORKS
BLUE ISLAND, IL·
Event description
EMPLOYEE KILLED WHEN EXPLOSION OCCURRED IN AN EXHAUST DUCT
Investigation abstract
AFTER WORKING HOURS THE SOLE OWNER (EMPLOYEE #1) OF A COMPANY WHICH POLISHES AUT O BUMPERS COMPANY WAS FOUND, DEAD, NEAR A GRINDER, APPARENTLY AS A RESULT OF AN EXPLOSION IN AN EXHAUST DUCT. HE WAS ALONE. THE APPARENT CAUSE OF DEATH WAS BURN S FROM AN EXPLOSION. INHALATION INJURIES ALSO CONTRIBUTED TO HIS DEATH.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 61 M
- Nature of injury
- 5
- Part of body
- 4
- Event type
- 14
- Source
- 16
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 7
- Task assigned
- 1
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