OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14519094
BARNARD & BURK PLANT SERVICES INC
DONALDSONVILLE, LA—
Event description
One employee killed, one injured in flash fire and explosion
Investigation abstract
Employees #1 and #2 were engaged in a turnaround operation at a fertilizer manuf is not known. acturing plant. They were standing on a work platform at a height of approximate ly 20 ft, removing an 18 in. diameter manway cover on the east monoethylamine st ripper in Ammonia Plant #2. The top manway cover on the east stripper had alread y been removed and they were using a #5 spline drive, #3913 air-operated impact wrench to open the bottom manway cover. They had removed all but one of the bolt s when there was a sudden flash fire and explosion. Employee #1 suffered broken bones and suffered second-degree burns over 60 percent of his body. He was kille d. Employee #2 suffered minor burns on his arms and legs. The source of ignition
Victims (2)
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#1 Fatality Age 48 M
- Nature of injury
- 5
- Part of body
- 4
- Event type
- 11
- Source
- 9
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 4
- Environmental factor
- 7
- Task assigned
- 1
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#2 Hospitalized Age 36 M
- Nature of injury
- 5
- Part of body
- 17
- Event type
- 11
- Source
- 9
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 4
- Environmental factor
- 7
- Task assigned
- 1
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