OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14467336
KOCH REFINING COMPANY
CORPUS CHRISTI, TX—
Event description
BURNS - FAULT IN CIRCUIT BREAKER
Investigation abstract
THREE EMPLOYEES WERE REPLACING A TRIPPING UNIT ON A 480-VOLT, 600-AMPERE CIRCUIT BREAKER. AN APPARENT FAULT IN THE BREAKER CAUSED AN ELECTRICAL EXPLOSION. TWO O F THE EMPLOYEES RECEIVED SEVERE BURNS AND THE THIRD RECEIVED MINOR BURNS.
Victims (3)
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#1 Hospitalized Age 55 M
- Nature of injury
- 5
- Part of body
- 2
- Event type
- 14
- Source
- 15
- Occupation code
- 575
- Human factor
- 14
- Environmental factor
- 18
- Task assigned
- 1
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#2 Hospitalized Age 40 M
- Nature of injury
- 5
- Part of body
- 2
- Event type
- 14
- Source
- 15
- Occupation code
- 575
- Human factor
- 14
- Environmental factor
- 18
- Task assigned
- 1
-
#3 Non-hospitalized injury Age 50 M
- Nature of injury
- 5
- Part of body
- 17
- Event type
- 14
- Source
- 15
- Occupation code
- 575
- Human factor
- 14
- Environmental factor
- 18
- Task assigned
- 1
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