OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #739896
W.R. GRACE & CO.
OWENSBORO, KY·
Event description
TWO EMPLOYEES INJURED WHEN STRUCK BY WHIPPING STEAM HOSE
Investigation abstract
EMPLOYEE #2 WAS ASSIGNED THE JOB OF UNPLUGGING A CLOGGED 3 INCH LATEX LINE. HE A OMPOUND FRACTURE OF BOTH BONES IN THE LOWER LEG AND SECOND DEGREE BURNS ON HIS B ACK FROM THE BUTTOCKS TO THE SHOULDERS (FROM THE HOT STEAM). PPLIED APPROXIMATELY 125 POUNDS OF STEAM PRESSURE UPSTREAM FROM THE BULK STORAGE MANIFOLD, USING A 15 INCH LENGTH OF 3 INCH DIAMETER FLEXIBLE HOSE. THE OTHER EN D OF THE HOSE WAS SECURED TO SOME FLOOR GRATING, USING A MANILA ROPE. WHEN THE P LUGGED LINE BROKE LOOSE, THE ROPE USED TO SECURE THE HOSE TO THE FLOOR BROKE, AL LOWING THE HOSE TO WHIP AROUND. THE HOSE FIRST STRUCK EMPLOYEE #2 ON THE LOWER A RM AND BOTH LEGS. HE RECEIVED SEVERE CONTUSIONS AND CUTS TO ONE HAND AND BOTH LE GS. EMPLOYEE #1, WHO WAS STANDING ABOUT 12 FEET FROM THE MANIFOLD, STACKING FIBE R DRUMS, WAS STRUCK ON THE BACK OF HIS RIGHT LEG BELOW THE KNEE. HE RECEIVED A C
Victims (2)
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#1 Hospitalized Age 36 M
- Nature of injury
- 12
- Part of body
- 16
- Event type
- 1
- Source
- 27
- Occupation code
- 754
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 15
- Hazardous substance
- 8420
- Task assigned
- 1
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#2 Non-hospitalized injury Age 46 M
- Nature of injury
- 3
- Part of body
- 17
- Event type
- 1
- Source
- 27
- Occupation code
- 519
- Human factor
- 4
- Environmental factor
- 15
- Hazardous substance
- 8420
- Task assigned
- 2
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