OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #818443
STEEL,EXPLOSION,DOOR
Event description
EMPLOYEE KILLED DURING EXPLOSION
Investigation abstract
Employee #1 was operating a control outside of an explosion containment area. He was struck by a steel door that was blown off of its hinges. Employee #1 was ki lled, suffering from severe trauma.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 29 M
- Nature of injury
- 21
- Part of body
- 19
- Event type
- 1
- Source
- 43
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 6
- Environmental factor
- 5
- Task assigned
- 1
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