OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14237051
OLSHON DEMOLISHING CO
PORT ARTHUR, TX—
Event description
FLAMMABLE VAPORS IGNITED BY TORCHES; EMPLOYEES BURNED
Investigation abstract
EMPLOYEES #1 AND #2 WERE USING CUTTING TORCHES TO DEMOLISH A HEATER ON TEXACO'S CRU #3. WHEN ONE OF THE 4 INCH TUBES ON THE HEATER WAS CUT, A SMALL FIRE ERUPTED . WITHIN A FEW MINUTES, THE FIRE ENGULFED THE ENTIRE HEATER STRUCTURE. THE 2 EMP LOYEES WERE WORKING ON A CATWALK WHICH SURROUNDED THE HEATER AT A HEIGHT OF AROU ND 10 FEET. TEXACO HAD OK'D THE UNIT FOR HOT WORK ONLY THREE HOURS BEFORE THE FI RE.
Victims (3)
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#1 Hospitalized Age 21 M
- Nature of injury
- 5
- Part of body
- 4
- Event type
- 14
- Source
- 16
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 4
- Environmental factor
- 10
- Task assigned
- 1
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#2 Hospitalized Age 40 M
- Nature of injury
- 5
- Part of body
- 4
- Event type
- 14
- Source
- 16
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 4
- Environmental factor
- 10
- Task assigned
- 1
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#981 Degree 0 Age 0
- Nature of injury
- 0
- Part of body
- 0
- Event type
- 0
- Source
- 0
- Occupation code
- 0
- Human factor
- 0
- Environmental factor
- 0
- Task assigned
- 0
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