OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14374946
ENERGY UNLIMITED INC
DEVOLA, OH—
Event description
55 GALLON DRUM EXPLODED DURING CUTTING, EMPLOYEE BURNED
Investigation abstract
EMPLOYEE #1 WAS IN THE PROCESS OF CUTTING THE TOPS OUT OF 55 GALLON DRUMS. HE WA S USING AN OXYGEN ACETYLENE CUTTING TORCH TO DO THE CUTTING. THE DRUMS HAD NOT Y ET BEEN CLEANED OR FILLED WITH WATER. AS A RESULT, AN EXPLOSION OCCURRED.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 22 M
- Nature of injury
- 5
- Part of body
- 4
- Event type
- 8
- Source
- 16
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 10
- Hazardous substance
- 1913
- Task assigned
- 1
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