OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #893123
BURN,MAINTENANCE,CHECK VALVE,HIGH PRESSURE,HOT ASPHALT,ARM,FACE,ACCIDENTAL DISCHARGE,HAND,PRESSURE RELEASE
Event description
Employee burned when sprayed by hot asphalt
Investigation abstract
At 1:47 p.m. on September 30, 1988, Employee #1 was instructed to check the cont e valve suddenly blew, spraying Employee #1 with approximately 350 degree F asph alt. He was hospitalized with first- and second-degree burns to his face, arms, and hands. ents of two asphalt additive tanks and, after reviewing production reports, conc luded that the additive level was not decreasing at a normal rate. He went to th e motor control center of the additive tanks to make sure that the motor was run ning and then went directly to the check valve. The employee tapped on the check valve, hoping to break it loose. When he removed the valve, nothing happened, s o he put the valve back and shut off the flow from the 3,000 gallon tank and ope ned the flow from the 1,000 gallon tank. He then returned to the check valve and began to slowly loosen it, hoping that the contents would begin to ooze out. Th
Victim
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#1 Hospitalized Age 36 M
- Nature of injury
- 5
- Part of body
- 9
- Event type
- 1
- Source
- 35
- Occupation code
- 699
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 11
- Hazardous substance
- 0290
- Task assigned
- 1
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