OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #675470

GEORGETOWN STEEL CORPORATION

GEORGETOWN, SC· 1988-02-25T00:00:00

Event: BURN, FURNACE, LEAK, EXPLOSION, MOLTEN METAL, STRUCK BY, WATER
NAICS: 000000
Inspection type: Accident-driven
Activity number: #105439806
Employer profile: GEORGETOWN STEEL CORPORATION
Summary number: 675470
Report ID: 454510

Event description

EMPLOYEE BURNED WHEN STRUCK BY FLYING MOLTEN STEEL

Investigation abstract

EMPLOYEE #1 LOOKED INTO A FURNACE OF MOLTEN STEEL AFTER THE FURNACE HAD BEEN SHU T OFF. AS HE TURNED TO WALK AWAY, A COOLING PANEL THAT WAS FILLED WITH WATER BEG AN TO LEAK INTO THE FURNACE, CAUSING AN EXPLOSION. EMPLOYEE #1 WAS BURNED WHEN H E WAS STRUCK BY FLYING MOLTEN METAL. THE FURNACE WAS A 70 TON ELECTRIC ARC TYPE, OPERATING AT 2700 TO 3000 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT. ITS COMPANY NUMBER WAS 3.

Victim

#1 Hospitalized Age 40 M

Nature of injury
5

Part of body
2

Event type
1

Source
23

Occupation code
715

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
18

Task assigned
1

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