OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14194237
EASTERN WOOD FIBERS INC
JESSUP, MD—
Event description
EMPLOYEE BURNED
Investigation abstract
An employee was investigating a hammermill operation. He was going to investigat ust. e why no material was coming of the packer. He was in the doorway of a room in t he process of leaving the building when he was struck in the rear by a fire. He received second-and-third-degree burns on his left arm, the left side of face an d on his buttocks. He was hospitalized for his injuries. Signs in the area prohi bited smoking and open flames. The actual source of ignition was not determined small piece of metal may have gotten through the screen and magnet into the conv eyor belt, struck a spark, and ignited airborne dust or an arc emanating from fl uorescent lighting fixtures ignited the dust or static electricity ignited the d
Victim
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#1 Hospitalized Age 29 M
- Nature of injury
- 5
- Part of body
- 19
- Event type
- 14
- Source
- 16
- Occupation code
- 754
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 7
- Task assigned
- 1
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