OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #981217
BURN,COLLAPSE,FLAMMABLE LIQUID,HEATER,FIRE,SPILL
Event description
EMPLOYEE DIED FROM BURNS FROM IGNITED FLAMMABLE LIQUID
Investigation abstract
At approximately 11:00 a.m. on November 22, 1989, Employee #1 was working with a flammable liquid. The liquid spilled on Employee #1 and also on a gas space hea ter. The liquid ignited and set Employee #1 on fire. Employee #1 ran outside and collapsed. Employee #1 was burning for an unknown length of time. Employee #1 w as taken to Elkhart Hospital and then transferred to Bronson Burn Center. Employ ee #1 died on November 22, 1989. There were no witnesses to the accident. Employ ee #1 was the owner and sole employee.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 30 M
- Nature of injury
- 5
- Part of body
- 19
- Event type
- 14
- Source
- 16
- Occupation code
- 783
- Human factor
- 6
- Environmental factor
- 10
- Task assigned
- 1
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