OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #594309
BURN,CLOTHING,FURNACE,BOILER,FIRE,EXPLOSION,SAWMILL,FACE
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
- 5
- Part of body
- 22
- Event type
- 14
- Source
- 6
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 20
- Environmental factor
- 10
- Task assigned
- 2
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#2 Non-hospitalized injury Age 46 M
- Nature of injury
- 5
- Part of body
- 22
- Event type
- 14
- Source
- 6
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 20
- Environmental factor
- 10
- Task assigned
- 1
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