OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14426704
C F & I STEEL, INC.
PUEBLO, CO—
Event description
ELECTRIC FURNACE EXPLODED RAISING GREAT AMOUNTS OF DUST
Investigation abstract
AN ELECTRIC ARC FURNACE EXPLODED, THROWING AN ENORMOUS AMOUNT OF DUST INTO THE A IR. AS A RESULT, NINE EMPLOYEES WERE SENT TO THE HOSPITAL. ALL NINE EMPLOYEES WE RE TREATED AND RELEASED THE SAME DAY.
Victims (9)
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#1 Hospitalized Age 34 M
- Nature of injury
- 2
- Part of body
- 4
- Event type
- 8
- Source
- 14
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 18
- Environmental factor
- 7
- Task assigned
- 1
-
#2 Hospitalized Age 30 M
- Nature of injury
- 2
- Part of body
- 4
- Event type
- 8
- Source
- 14
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 18
- Environmental factor
- 7
- Task assigned
- 1
-
#3 Hospitalized Age 29 M
- Nature of injury
- 2
- Part of body
- 4
- Event type
- 8
- Source
- 14
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 18
- Environmental factor
- 7
- Task assigned
- 1
-
#4 Hospitalized Age 30 M
- Nature of injury
- 2
- Part of body
- 4
- Event type
- 8
- Source
- 14
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 18
- Environmental factor
- 7
- Task assigned
- 1
-
#5 Hospitalized Age 51 M
- Nature of injury
- 2
- Part of body
- 4
- Event type
- 8
- Source
- 14
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 18
- Environmental factor
- 7
- Task assigned
- 1
-
#6 Hospitalized Age 30 M
- Nature of injury
- 2
- Part of body
- 4
- Event type
- 8
- Source
- 14
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 18
- Environmental factor
- 7
- Task assigned
- 1
-
#7 Hospitalized Age 35 M
- Nature of injury
- 2
- Part of body
- 4
- Event type
- 8
- Source
- 14
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 18
- Environmental factor
- 7
- Task assigned
- 1
-
#8 Hospitalized Age 42 M
- Nature of injury
- 2
- Part of body
- 4
- Event type
- 8
- Source
- 14
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 18
- Environmental factor
- 7
- Task assigned
- 1
-
#9 Hospitalized Age 31 M
- Nature of injury
- 2
- Part of body
- 4
- Event type
- 8
- Source
- 14
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 18
- Environmental factor
- 7
- Task assigned
- 1
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