OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #869024
MONSANTO COMPANY
ADDYSTON, OH·
Event description
Employee dies after burned in hopper dust explosion
Investigation abstract
Employee #1 was cleaning prex hopper #13. He opened the door to put a drop light inside. Laying the light on the bottom of the hopper, he then used a water hose to hose down the inside of the hopper. Because the light didn't have a guard, t he bulb was exposed. Water hitting and breaking the bulb caused a dust explosion . Employee #1 suffered burns over 30 percent of his body. Ten days later, Employ ee #1 died. The light was approved for use in a class II hazardous location.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 46 M
- Nature of injury
- 5
- Part of body
- 19
- Event type
- 1
- Source
- 14
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 4
- Environmental factor
- 7
- Hazardous substance
- 9135
- Task assigned
- 1
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