OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14517130
ST JOHNS CHEMICAL CORP
LAKE CITY, FL—
Event description
Three employees burned by hot resin; one later dies
Investigation abstract
Employees #1 and #2 were preparing to transfer hot resin. They had blown out the transfer line when a patch welded to the lower side of the tank gave way and ho t resin spilled on them. Employees #1 and #2 sustained serious burns, and Employ ee #1 later died. Employee #3, age 19, went to help his coworkers and slipped in the hot resin. He was hospitalized with burns.
Victims (3)
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#1 Fatality Age 27 M
- Nature of injury
- 4
- Part of body
- 4
- Event type
- 1
- Source
- 9
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 14
- Environmental factor
- 5
- Task assigned
- 1
-
#2 Hospitalized Age 45 M
- Nature of injury
- 4
- Part of body
- 4
- Event type
- 1
- Source
- 9
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 14
- Environmental factor
- 5
- Task assigned
- 1
-
#3 Hospitalized Age 19 M
- Nature of injury
- 4
- Part of body
- 16
- Event type
- 2
- Source
- 9
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 14
- Environmental factor
- 5
- Task assigned
- 1
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