OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #809954
PRECISION SEALS, INC.
GASTONIA, NC·
Event description
Employees suffer minor burns when oven explodes
Investigation abstract
Employee #1, age 38, and Employee #2, age 22, were standing near an oven when th e contents ignited. The employees suffered minor burns. The oven was improperly programmed, therefore enough internal gas pressure was created to blow the oven' s doors open. The oven, which was set at 450 degrees for 1 hour, should have bee n programmed at 250 degrees for 1 hour.
Victims (2)
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#1 Non-hospitalized injury Age 38 M
- Nature of injury
- 5
- Part of body
- 13
- Event type
- 1
- Source
- 16
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 11
- Hazardous substance
- 8880
- Task assigned
- 2
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#2 Non-hospitalized injury Age 22 M
- Nature of injury
- 5
- Part of body
- 13
- Event type
- 1
- Source
- 16
- Occupation code
- 724
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 11
- Hazardous substance
- 8880
- Task assigned
- 1
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