OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #942540
BURN,FALL,FALL PROTECTION,CHEMICAL,HOT WATER,WATER
Event description
EMPLOYEE KILLED AS A RESULT OF FALLING INTO SCALDING WATER
Investigation abstract
Employee #1 was standing on the side of a hot dip galvanizing quench tank attemp ting to unhook a load of finished stock. The load shifted and Employee #1 fell i nto the tank of 150-180 degree water sustaining second degree burns from the nec k down. Employee #1 died as a result of his injuries.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 26 M
- Nature of injury
- 5
- Part of body
- 19
- Event type
- 10
- Source
- 23
- Occupation code
- 723
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 11
- Task assigned
- 1
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