OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #694737
SIGNALMAN,CHEMICAL BURN,PLUMBING,SULFURIC ACID,HYDRAULIC CRANE
Event description
EMPLOYEES INJURED BY RUPTURED SULFURIC ACID PIPE
Investigation abstract
At 3:00 p.m. on March 29, 1989, Employee #4 was signaling the crane operator of a 75 ton P & H hydraulic truck crane from the doorway of the third floor of the anhydrous car barn. Employees #1, 2 and 3 had walked out from the mezzanine leve l to get some fresh air. Old polyvinyl chloride pipe and scrap steel, 28 inches by 13 inches by 2 inches, on the roof of the anhydrous car barn fell approximate ly 25 to 30 feet, striking and rupturing a 4 inch cast iron line containing a 93 percent solution of sulfuric acid, releasing it. Employee #4 walked into the so lution. All employees received chemical burns. Employee #1 and #2 have not retur ned to work.
Victims (7)
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#1 Hospitalized Age 31 M
- Nature of injury
- 4
- Part of body
- 19
- Event type
- 1
- Source
- 9
- Occupation code
- 597
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 6
- Hazardous substance
- 2310
- Task assigned
- 1
-
#2 Hospitalized Age 32 M
- Nature of injury
- 4
- Part of body
- 19
- Event type
- 1
- Source
- 9
- Occupation code
- 587
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 6
- Hazardous substance
- 2310
- Task assigned
- 1
-
#3 Hospitalized Age 30 M
- Nature of injury
- 4
- Part of body
- 19
- Event type
- 1
- Source
- 9
- Occupation code
- 597
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 6
- Hazardous substance
- 2310
- Task assigned
- 1
-
#4 Hospitalized Age 42 M
- Nature of injury
- 4
- Part of body
- 11
- Event type
- 1
- Source
- 9
- Occupation code
- 585
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 6
- Hazardous substance
- 2310
- 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
-
#982 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
-
#983 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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