OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14497945
BIG THREE INDUSTRIES INC
PASADENA, TX—
Event description
Employee killed when liquid oxygen pump explodes
Investigation abstract
Employee #1 was starting a 2 in. by 4 in. by 9 in. Cosmodyne Turbocraft centrifu gal pump, serial #56-0024, part #3-2322, model #TC-30 (used for cryogenic servic e), to send liquid oxygen from a storage tank back through the system. The pump and motor were secured to a steel frame at ground level, and the electric switch was about 3 ft above the ground. Employee #1 was about 2 ft from the pump when it exploded and caught fire. He suffered first- and second-degree burns, and was killed. The cause of the accident was unknown at the time this report was filed on August 21, 1984.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 31 M
- Nature of injury
- 5
- Part of body
- 4
- Event type
- 14
- Source
- 36
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 8
- Environmental factor
- 7
- Task assigned
- 1
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