OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #760355
CAPE FEAR FEED PRODUCTS COMPANY
FAYETTEVILLE, NC·
Event description
Employee dies of thermal burns from steam
Investigation abstract
Employee #1 opened a door on a pressurized vessel. The contents under pressure e scaped from the container, completely engulfing Employee #1, blowing him off the catwalk on which he was standing, and throwing him against an adjacent piece of machinery. Employee #1 was killed, suffering head injuries as well as burns.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 29 M
- Nature of injury
- 5
- Part of body
- 19
- Event type
- 14
- Source
- 23
- Occupation code
- 699
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 11
- Task assigned
- 1
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