OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #691154

SOL-AIR SALT AND CHEMICAL CO.

LAKE POINT, UT· 1986-07-17T00:00:00

Event: COMPRESSOR, MAINTENANCE, SHOULDER, HIGH PRESSURE, PIPE, STRUCK BY, FLYING OBJECT, INATTENTION
NAICS: 000000
Inspection type: Accident-driven
Activity number: #102104015
Employer profile: SOL-AIR SALT AND CHEMICAL CO.
Summary number: 691154
Report ID: 854910

Event description

EMPLOYEE STRUCK BY PIECE OF FLYING PIPE

Investigation abstract

EMPLOYEE #1 WAS REPAIRING AN OIL LEAK ON A TWISTAIR AIR COMPRESSOR, MODEL #TA-03 0-BAN 46. THE MACHINE HAD BEEN SHUT DOWN AND THE VALVE ON THE LINE LEADING TO TH E TANK HAD BEEN CLOSED. WHEN THE REPAIRS WERE COMPLETED THE COMPRESSOR WAS INADV ERTENTLY TURNED ON WITHOUT REOPENING THE LINE VALVE. AFTER A FEW SECONDS A SECTI ON OF PIPE BLEW OFF OF THE MACHINE. EMPLOYEE #1 WAS STRUCK ON THE LEFT SHOULDER BY THE PIECE OF FLYING PIPE.

Victim

#1 Hospitalized Age 57 M

Nature of injury
12

Part of body
21

Event type
1

Source
2

Occupation code
523

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
5

Task assigned
1

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