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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #968099

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Event
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Linked inspection
No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number
968099
Report ID
953220

Event description

Employees hospitalized after explosion

Investigation abstract

Employees #1 through #3 of Kidd & Co., were approximately 150 yards away from an other company, PEBCON-PEBCON, when an explosion occurred. They were hospitalized .

Victims (3)

  1. #1 Hospitalized Age 32 M

    Nature of injury
    5
    Part of body
    12
    Event type
    14
    Source
    16
    Occupation code
    999
    Human factor
    14
    Environmental factor
    9
    Task assigned
    2
  2. #2 Hospitalized Age 55 M

    Nature of injury
    12
    Part of body
    3
    Event type
    14
    Source
    16
    Occupation code
    999
    Human factor
    14
    Environmental factor
    9
    Task assigned
    2
  3. #3 Hospitalized Age 27 M

    Nature of injury
    21
    Part of body
    4
    Event type
    14
    Source
    16
    Occupation code
    999
    Human factor
    14
    Environmental factor
    9
    Task assigned
    2

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