OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #818278
BURN,INHALATION,CORROSIVE,MANHOLE,TANK,CHEMICAL
Event description
EMPLOYEE DIES FROM CHEMICAL BURNS
Investigation abstract
Employee #1, an experienced operator, was working at building E4 of Halston Army Ammunition plant. Tank #15 outside of the building apparently spewed heated aci d out of a 24 in. manhole at the top of the tank when it was overfilled, over he ated, and agitated. On April 30, 1989, Employee #1 died of chemical and thermal burns to approximately 100 percent of his body and of inhalation of the chemical .
Victims (2)
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#1 Fatality Age 53 M
- Nature of injury
- 4
- Part of body
- 4
- Event type
- 8
- Source
- 9
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 4
- Environmental factor
- 9
- Hazardous substance
- 0020
- Task assigned
- 1
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#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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