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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #739235

BURN,EXPLOSION,DOOR

Event
BURN,EXPLOSION,DOOR
Linked inspection
No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number
739235
Report ID
452110

Event description

PRECIPITATOR DOOR BLEW OPEN; EMPLOYEE BURNED

Investigation abstract

A COTTRELL PRECIPITATOR DOOR WAS BLOWN OFF BY AN EXPLOSION. EMPLOYEE #1 WAS IN F RONT OF THE PRECIPITATOR AND WAS STRUCK BY THE BLAST AND WAS BURNED.

Victim

  1. #1 Hospitalized Age 54 M

    Nature of injury
    5
    Part of body
    5
    Event type
    1
    Source
    9
    Occupation code
    503
    Human factor
    8
    Environmental factor
    4
    Task assigned
    2

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