OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #693218
BURN,DUST,FIRE,EXPLOSION,FLASHBACK
Event description
WOOD DUST EXPLOSION IN WOOD FURNITURE PLANT
Investigation abstract
AT ABOUT 2:30 PM ON JUNE 24, 1985, AN EXPLOSION OCCURRED IN THE DUST SYSTEM OF T HE ROUGH MILL AREA OF THE PLANT. EARLIER THAT DAY AN EXHAUST FAN MOTOR FAILED AN D WAS REMOVED. ALL BUT A FEW OF THE EMPLOYEES WHO NORMALLY WORK IN THE ROUGH MIL L AREA WERE TRANSFERRED TO OTHER AREAS OR SENT HOME. THE EXPLOSION DAMAGED THE C YCLONES, FILTERS, EXHAUST SYSTEM PIPES AND THE ROOF. FIRE FROM THE EXPLOSION FLA SHED BACK THROUGH THE DUST INTAKES, BURNING SEVEN EMPLOYEES. THE EMPLOYEES RECEI VED FIRST AND SECOND DEGREE BURNS.
Victims (7)
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#1 Hospitalized Age 24 F
- Nature of injury
- 5
- Part of body
- 17
- Event type
- 14
- Source
- 16
- Occupation code
- 733
- Human factor
- 14
- Environmental factor
- 18
- Task assigned
- 1
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#2 Hospitalized Age 60 M
- Nature of injury
- 5
- Part of body
- 17
- Event type
- 14
- Source
- 16
- Occupation code
- 733
- Human factor
- 14
- Environmental factor
- 18
- Task assigned
- 1
-
#3 Hospitalized Age 58 M
- Nature of injury
- 5
- Part of body
- 17
- Event type
- 14
- Source
- 16
- Occupation code
- 733
- Human factor
- 14
- Environmental factor
- 18
- Task assigned
- 1
-
#4 Hospitalized Age 48 M
- Nature of injury
- 5
- Part of body
- 17
- Event type
- 14
- Source
- 16
- Occupation code
- 733
- Human factor
- 14
- Environmental factor
- 18
- Task assigned
- 1
-
#5 Hospitalized Age 21 F
- Nature of injury
- 5
- Part of body
- 17
- Event type
- 14
- Source
- 16
- Occupation code
- 733
- Human factor
- 14
- Environmental factor
- 18
- Task assigned
- 1
-
#6 Hospitalized Age 46 M
- Nature of injury
- 5
- Part of body
- 17
- Event type
- 14
- Source
- 16
- Occupation code
- 733
- Human factor
- 14
- Environmental factor
- 18
- Task assigned
- 1
-
#7 Hospitalized Age 36 M
- Nature of injury
- 5
- Part of body
- 17
- Event type
- 14
- Source
- 16
- Occupation code
- 733
- Human factor
- 14
- Environmental factor
- 18
- Task assigned
- 1
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