OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #657841
BURN,CLOTHING,ELECTRICAL,POWER LINE WORKER,E PTD,EXPLOSION,UNDRGRD INSTALLATION,ELEC UTILITY WORK,MANHOLE
Event description
BURN - EXPLOSION IN MANHOLE
Investigation abstract
A CREW OF ELECTRIC UTILITY EMPLOYEES WAS WORKING IN A MANHOLE. AN EXPLOSION OCCU RRED IN THE MANHOLE. TWO OF THE EMPLOYEES WERE SEVERELY BURNED. ONE OF THEM DIED OF HIS INJURIES, AND THE OTHER WAS HOSPITALIZED. FOUR OTHER EMPLOYEES, ONE OF W HOM WAS HOSPITALIZED, SUSTAINED MINOR BURNS. ONE OTHER EMPLOYEE INCURRED EMOTION AL STRESS AS A RESULT OF THE ACCIDENT.
Victims (8)
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#1 Fatality Age 51 M
- Nature of injury
- 5
- Part of body
- 19
- Event type
- 14
- Source
- 16
- Occupation code
- 577
- Human factor
- 14
- Environmental factor
- 18
- Task assigned
- 1
-
#2 Hospitalized Age 33 M
- Nature of injury
- 5
- Part of body
- 19
- Event type
- 14
- Source
- 16
- Occupation code
- 577
- Human factor
- 14
- Environmental factor
- 18
- Task assigned
- 1
-
#3 Non-hospitalized injury Age 54 M
- Nature of injury
- 5
- Part of body
- 17
- Event type
- 14
- Source
- 16
- Occupation code
- 577
- Human factor
- 14
- Environmental factor
- 18
- Task assigned
- 1
-
#4 Hospitalized Age 38 M
- Nature of injury
- 5
- Part of body
- 2
- Event type
- 14
- Source
- 16
- Occupation code
- 577
- Human factor
- 14
- Environmental factor
- 18
- Task assigned
- 1
-
#5 Non-hospitalized injury Age 55 M
- Nature of injury
- 5
- Part of body
- 17
- Event type
- 14
- Source
- 16
- Occupation code
- 577
- Human factor
- 14
- Environmental factor
- 18
- Task assigned
- 1
-
#7 Non-hospitalized injury Age 28 M
- Nature of injury
- 21
- Part of body
- 29
- Event type
- 14
- Source
- 16
- Occupation code
- 577
- Human factor
- 14
- Environmental factor
- 18
- Task assigned
- 1
-
#8 Non-hospitalized injury Age 56 M
- Nature of injury
- 5
- Part of body
- 9
- Event type
- 14
- Source
- 16
- Occupation code
- 577
- Human factor
- 14
- Environmental factor
- 18
- Task assigned
- 1
-
#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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