OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #903716
INDIANA FARM BUREAU CO-OP ASSOC INC
MOUNT VERNON, IN·
Event description
One employee killed, three burned in explosion and fire
Investigation abstract
At approximately 10:45 a.m. on May 24, 1989, a flashfire and explosion occurred at the Farm Bureau Refinery involving the #13, #12, and #10 holding tanks. Emplo yee #1, a laborer, was caught within the perimeter of the flashfire and died at the scene. Employee #2, the crew unit #1 operator, suffered critical internal an d external burns and was hospitalized at Humana Hospital Burn Unit, Louisville K Y. Employee #3, a maintenance worker, suffered burns to the head and upper torso , and was hospitalized at the Wishard Hospital Burn Unit, Indianapolis, IN. Empl oyee #4, a maintenance worker, suffered burns to both arms, and was treated and released to home care.
Victims (4)
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#1 Fatality Age 22 Male
- Nature of injury
- Burn(Chemical) (4)
- Part of body
- MULTIPLE (19)
- Accident type
- OTHER (14)
- Source of injury
- CHEM LIQUIDS/VAPORS (9)
- Occupation
- Helpers, mechanics and repairers (864)
- Human factor
- MISJUDGMENT, HAZ. SITUATION (1)
- Environmental factor
- FLAMMABLE LIQ/SOLID EXPOSURE (10)
- Task assigned
- Task regularly assigned (1)
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#2 Hospitalized Age 39 Male
- Nature of injury
- Burn(Chemical) (4)
- Part of body
- MULTIPLE (19)
- Accident type
- OTHER (14)
- Source of injury
- CHEM LIQUIDS/VAPORS (9)
- Occupation
- Helpers, mechanics and repairers (864)
- Human factor
- MISJUDGMENT, HAZ. SITUATION (1)
- Environmental factor
- FLAMMABLE LIQ/SOLID EXPOSURE (10)
- Task assigned
- Task regularly assigned (1)
-
#3 Hospitalized Age 52 Male
- Nature of injury
- Burn(Chemical) (4)
- Part of body
- MULTIPLE (19)
- Accident type
- OTHER (14)
- Source of injury
- CHEM LIQUIDS/VAPORS (9)
- Occupation
- Helpers, mechanics and repairers (864)
- Human factor
- MISJUDGMENT, HAZ. SITUATION (1)
- Environmental factor
- FLAMMABLE LIQ/SOLID EXPOSURE (10)
- Task assigned
- Task regularly assigned (1)
-
#4 Non-hospitalized injury Age 44 Male
- Nature of injury
- Burn(Chemical) (4)
- Part of body
- ARM-MULT (2)
- Accident type
- OTHER (14)
- Source of injury
- CHEM LIQUIDS/VAPORS (9)
- Occupation
- Helpers, mechanics and repairers (864)
- Human factor
- MISJUDGMENT, HAZ. SITUATION (1)
- Environmental factor
- FLAMMABLE LIQ/SOLID EXPOSURE (10)
- Task assigned
- Task regularly assigned (1)
Labels are OSHA's own, from the code dictionary published with the accident-investigation file. The raw code is shown beside each one so this page can be reconciled against OSHA's bulk data. OSHA notes that nature of injury, part of body, source of injury and accident type in this file are not coded to the Occupational Injury and Illness Classification System, and that the occupation titles are not standardised — so these values are not directly comparable with the OIICS-coded severe injury reports.