OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14443998
GREENWOOD CHEMICAL CO
GREENWOOD, VA—
Event description
Four killed in plant fire
Investigation abstract
Employees #1 through #4 were working with toluene and naphthoic acid when water was mixed with the chemicals, causing them to boil over. The plant's electricity had been switched off as a safety measure, but something in the one-story build ing triggered an explosion which started a fire. Employees #1 through #4 were ki lled.
Victims (4)
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#1 Fatality Age 31 M
- Nature of injury
- 5
- Part of body
- 19
- Event type
- 1
- Source
- 16
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 10
- Hazardous substance
- 2460
- Task assigned
- 1
-
#2 Fatality Age 34 M
- Nature of injury
- 5
- Part of body
- 19
- Event type
- 1
- Source
- 16
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 10
- Hazardous substance
- 2460
- Task assigned
- 1
-
#3 Fatality Age 26 M
- Nature of injury
- 5
- Part of body
- 19
- Event type
- 1
- Source
- 16
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 10
- Hazardous substance
- 2460
- Task assigned
- 1
-
#4 Fatality Age 31 M
- Nature of injury
- 5
- Part of body
- 19
- Event type
- 1
- Source
- 16
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 10
- Hazardous substance
- 2460
- Task assigned
- 1
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