OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #734624

BURN,MAINTENANCE,FIRE,PHOSPHOROUS,RUPTURE,LACERATION,HIGH PRESSURE,PIPE,ELBOW

1985-12-12T00:00:00

Event: BURN,MAINTENANCE,FIRE,PHOSPHOROUS,RUPTURE,LACERATION,HIGH PRESSURE,PIPE,ELBOW
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 734624
Report ID: 454510

Event description

EMPLOYEES BURNED WHEN PHOSPHOROUS WAS SPLASHED ON THEM

Investigation abstract

EMPLOYEES #1 AND #2 WERE ASSIGNED THE TASK OF REPLACING A FLANGE AND A VALVE IN T AWAY FROM THE SPRAYING PHOSPHOROUS. THE P4 STORAGE TANK AREA. EMPLOYEE #2 WAS WEARING A NOMEX SUIT BUT EMPLOYEE #2 W AS NOT WEARING ANY TYPE OF PPE. THE PLAN WAS FOR EMPLOYEE #2 TO DO THE ACTUAL WO RK WHILE EMPLOYEE #1 STOOD BY WITH A HALF INCH WATER HOSE IN CASE ANY PROBLEMS D EVELOPED. A NIPPLE CONNECTION ON THE LINE BEHIND EMPLOYEE #1 SUDDENLY RUPTURED, SPRAYING THE AREA WITH PHOSPHOROUS. THE NIPPLE WAS 3 INCHES LONG. EMPLOYEES #3 A ND #4, WERE ALSO IN THE AREA AND WERE SPRAYED WITH PHOSPHOROUS. SINCE PHOSPHOROU S IGNITES WHEN IT COMES IN CONTACT WITH AIR, THE SPRAYED EMPLOYEES SUFFERED MINO R BURNS. EMPLOYEE #3 ALSO SUFFERED A CUT ON HIS ELBOW AS HE WAS SCRAMBLING TO GE

Victims (4)

#1 Non-hospitalized injury Age 56 M

Nature of injury
4

Part of body
13

Event type
10

Source
9

Occupation code
503

Human factor
20

Environmental factor
9

Hazardous substance
2090

Task assigned
1
#2 Non-hospitalized injury Age 30 M

Nature of injury
4

Part of body
3

Event type
10

Source
9

Occupation code
503

Human factor
20

Environmental factor
9

Hazardous substance
2090

Task assigned
1
#3 Non-hospitalized injury Age 43 M

Nature of injury
7

Part of body
7

Event type
4

Source
42

Occupation code
699

Human factor
20

Environmental factor
9

Hazardous substance
2090

Task assigned
2
#4 Non-hospitalized injury Age 52 M

Nature of injury
4

Part of body
12

Event type
10

Source
9

Occupation code
503

Human factor
20

Environmental factor
9

Hazardous substance
2090

Task assigned
2

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