OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #594309
HANKINS LUMBER COMPANY, INC.
QUITMAN, MS·
Event description
One employee killed and one burned in boiler furnace fire
Investigation abstract
Employees #1 and #2 were relighting a heating surface boiler at a sawmill lumber yard. Employee #1 was instructed to go upstairs to the control room and turn on the water pressure to the boiler. Employee #2 remained at the boiler furnace to light the furnace. Just as Employee #1 returned to the boiler furnace, the boil er furnace exploded and fire blew out of the open furnace doors, setting Employe e #1's clothing on fire. Employee #2 assisted Employee #1 in extinguishing his c lothing. Employee #1 was hospitalized for his injuries and later died. Employee #2 suffered facial burns.
Victims (2)
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#1 Fatality Age 18 M
- Nature of injury
- Burn/Scald(Heat) (5)
- Part of body
- UPPER ARM (22)
- Accident type
- OTHER (14)
- Source of injury
- BOILER/PRESS VESSEL (6)
- Occupation
- Occupation not reported (999)
- Human factor
- INSUF/LACK/PROTCV WRK CLTHG/EQUIP (20)
- Environmental factor
- FLAMMABLE LIQ/SOLID EXPOSURE (10)
- Task assigned
- Task not regularly assigned (2)
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#2 Non-hospitalized injury Age 46 M
- Nature of injury
- Burn/Scald(Heat) (5)
- Part of body
- UPPER ARM (22)
- Accident type
- OTHER (14)
- Source of injury
- BOILER/PRESS VESSEL (6)
- Occupation
- Occupation not reported (999)
- Human factor
- INSUF/LACK/PROTCV WRK CLTHG/EQUIP (20)
- Environmental factor
- FLAMMABLE LIQ/SOLID EXPOSURE (10)
- Task assigned
- Task regularly assigned (1)
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