Safety Incidents OSHA Severe Injury Reports · 2015–2025
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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #811661

IDI CARIBE INC

Event
FIRE, EXPLOSION, ARM, HEXANE
NAICS
000000
Inspection type
Accident-driven
Activity number
#108484528
Employer profile
IDI CARIBE INC
Summary number
811661
Report ID
257250

Event description

Employee injures arm trying to escape fire

Investigation abstract

Hexane was released at a plant that decomposes various products. An explosion oc curred. Employee #1 ran outside, fell and banged his arm.

Victim

  1. #1 Non-hospitalized injury Age 42 F

    Nature of injury
    6
    Part of body
    3
    Event type
    4
    Source
    19
    Occupation code
    313
    Human factor
    1
    Environmental factor
    18
    Hazardous substance
    1380
    Task assigned
    1

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