OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14470561
P H GLATFELTER CO
SPRING GROVE, PA—
Event description
EMPLOYEES SCALDED WHEN STEAM LEAKED INTO DIGESTER
Investigation abstract
EMPLOYEES #1 AND #2 WERE ASSEMBLING A FLOAT INSIDE A 185 FOOT HIGH DIGESTER. THE FLOAT WAS TO USED AS A WORK PLATFORM. STEAM WAS SOMEHOW RELEASED INTO THE DIGES TER, SEVERLY BURNING EMPLOYEE #1 AND PARTIALLY BURNING EMPLOYEE #2. EMPLOYEE #1 DIED TWO DAYS LATER.
Victims (2)
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#1 Fatality Age 53 M
- Nature of injury
- 5
- Part of body
- 4
- Event type
- 14
- Source
- 6
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 4
- Environmental factor
- 11
- Task assigned
- 2
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#2 Hospitalized Age 35 M
- Nature of injury
- 5
- Part of body
- 10
- Event type
- 14
- Source
- 6
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 4
- Environmental factor
- 11
- Task assigned
- 2
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