OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #762740
CHEST,COMPRESSOR,STRUCK BY,OVERHEATED,OVEREXPOSURE,SANDBLASTING,CARBON MONOXIDE
Event description
EMPLOYEE KILLED IN SANDBLASTING OPERATION
Investigation abstract
Employee #1 was struck in the chest, apparently by his sandblaster discharge and killed. Moreover, during sandblasting overheated compressor caused an overexpos ure to carbon monoxide.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 48 M
- Nature of injury
- 3
- Part of body
- 5
- Event type
- 1
- Source
- 14
- Occupation code
- 709
- Human factor
- 12
- Environmental factor
- 5
- Task assigned
- 1
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