OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #995951
STATIC ELECTRICITY,FLAMMABLE VAPORS,FIRE,CHEMICAL REACTION
Event description
Four employees injured in flash fire
Investigation abstract
Employees #1, #2, #3, and #4 were mixing powder chemicals into a vat containing solvent powder that free failed, causing static electricity to ignite vapors. Th e employees were injured by the flash fire.
Victims (4)
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#1 Hospitalized Age 24 M
- Nature of injury
- 4
- Part of body
- 19
- Event type
- 14
- Source
- 9
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 7
- Task assigned
- 1
-
#2 Hospitalized Age 25 M
- Nature of injury
- 4
- Part of body
- 19
- Event type
- 14
- Source
- 9
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 7
- Task assigned
- 1
-
#3 Hospitalized Age 25 M
- Nature of injury
- 4
- Part of body
- 3
- Event type
- 14
- Source
- 9
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 7
- Task assigned
- 1
-
#4 Hospitalized Age 23 M
- Nature of injury
- 4
- Part of body
- 3
- Event type
- 14
- Source
- 9
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 7
- Task assigned
- 1
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