OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #811414
COVER,STEAM,BURN,HIGH PRESSURE,HIGH TEMPERATURE,WATER
Event description
Employees burned by escaping hot water and steam
Investigation abstract
Employees that worked in the Sulfur Recovery Unit, Plant 2, suffered burns while loosening a condenser lid. Hot water and steam under pressure escaped, injuring Employees #1 through #7.
Victims (8)
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#1 Hospitalized Age 35 M
- Nature of injury
- 5
- Part of body
- 4
- Event type
- 14
- Source
- 41
- Occupation code
- 579
- Human factor
- 4
- Environmental factor
- 15
- Task assigned
- 1
-
#2 Hospitalized Age 29 M
- Nature of injury
- 5
- Part of body
- 4
- Event type
- 14
- Source
- 41
- Occupation code
- 585
- Human factor
- 4
- Environmental factor
- 15
- Task assigned
- 1
-
#3 Non-hospitalized injury Age 24 M
- Nature of injury
- 5
- Part of body
- 3
- Event type
- 14
- Source
- 41
- Occupation code
- 585
- Human factor
- 4
- Environmental factor
- 15
- Task assigned
- 1
-
#4 Non-hospitalized injury Age 44 M
- Nature of injury
- 5
- Part of body
- 12
- Event type
- 14
- Source
- 41
- Occupation code
- 585
- Human factor
- 4
- Environmental factor
- 15
- Task assigned
- 1
-
#5 Non-hospitalized injury Age 22 M
- Nature of injury
- 5
- Part of body
- 3
- Event type
- 14
- Source
- 41
- Occupation code
- 585
- Human factor
- 4
- Environmental factor
- 15
- Task assigned
- 1
-
#6 Non-hospitalized injury Age 20 M
- Nature of injury
- 5
- Part of body
- 3
- Event type
- 14
- Source
- 41
- Occupation code
- 579
- Human factor
- 4
- Environmental factor
- 15
- Task assigned
- 1
-
#7 Non-hospitalized injury Age 48 M
- Nature of injury
- 5
- Part of body
- 3
- Event type
- 14
- Source
- 41
- Occupation code
- 579
- Human factor
- 4
- Environmental factor
- 15
- Task assigned
- 1
-
#981 Degree 0 Age 0
- Nature of injury
- 0
- Part of body
- 0
- Event type
- 0
- Source
- 0
- Occupation code
- 0
- Human factor
- 0
- Environmental factor
- 0
- Task assigned
- 0
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