OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14464234
ELI LILLY AND COMPANY
INDIANAPOLIS, IN—
Event description
EXPLOSION AND FIRE DURING ETHANOL SPILL CLEANUP
Investigation abstract
EMPLOYEE #1 WAS FILLING A 55 GALLON STOCKPOT WITH #SD3A ALCOHOL FROM A FILL LINE . HE LEFT HIS WORK STATION WITHOUT STOPPING THE ALCOHOL FLOW. THE STOCKPOT OVERF ILLED, SPILLING 20 GALLONS OF ALCOHOL ONTO THE FLOOR. IT IS SUSPECTED THAT EMPLO YEE #1 ATTEMPTED TO CLEAN THE SPILL, USING AN ELECTRIC, NONAPPROVED FLOOR SCRUBB ER. AN EXPLOSION AND FLASH FIRE RESULTED, CAUSING THIRD DEGREE BURNS OVER 60% OF EMPLOYEE #1'S BODY. HE DIED 13 DAYS LATER.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 34 M
- Nature of injury
- 5
- Part of body
- 19
- Event type
- 14
- Source
- 9
- Occupation code
- 756
- Human factor
- 6
- Environmental factor
- 10
- Hazardous substance
- 1060
- Task assigned
- 1
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