OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #971820
BURN,FIRE,BACK,SPARK,COMBUSTIBLE DUST,POWDER,FACE,WRIST
Event description
Employee burned while transferring titanium powder
Investigation abstract
Employee #1 was pouring titanium powder from a 20 gallon drum through a stainles s steel screen into a 55 gallon drum. Employee #1 stated that a fire ball came o ut of the 55 gallon drum at him, burning his face, left wrist, and a couple of s pots on his back. Sparks also flew out of the drum, igniting several other drums of powder next to him.
Victim
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#1 Non-hospitalized injury Age 29 M
- Nature of injury
- 5
- Part of body
- 19
- Event type
- 14
- Source
- 28
- Occupation code
- 725
- Human factor
- 17
- Environmental factor
- 10
- Task assigned
- 1
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