OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14522288
KELLER HALL INC
AKRON, OH—
Event description
WASTE RECYCLING ENERGY PLANT EXPLOSION
Investigation abstract
ON DECEMBER 20, 1984, AT 1:25 PM, AN EXPLOSION OCCURRED AT A WASTE RECYCLING ENE RGY PLANT. THE EXPLOSION OCCURRED IN A PIT WHICH CONTAINED GARBAGE AND INDUSTRIA L WASTE. THE WASTE WAS TO BE CONVERTED INTO HEAT AND ELECTRICAL ENERGY. EMPLOYEE S #1-3 WERE ALL FATALLY BURNED WHILE THEY WERE DISMANTLING THE RECYCLING CHUTE. EMPLOYEES #1-3 WERE BUILDING CONTRACTORS. EMPLOYEES #4 AND #5 WERE HOSPITALIZED FOR BURNS AND EMPLOYEE #6 WAS HOSPITALIZED BECAUSE OF A FRACTURE. EMPLOYEES #7-9 WERE ADMITTED FOR MINOR INJURIES. EMPLOYEES #4-9 WORKED FOR A WASTE DISPOSAL FI RM.
Victims (10)
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#1 Fatality Age 55 M
- Nature of injury
- 5
- Part of body
- 4
- Event type
- 14
- Source
- 16
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 11
- Task assigned
- 2
-
#2 Fatality Age 30 M
- Nature of injury
- 5
- Part of body
- 4
- Event type
- 14
- Source
- 16
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 11
- Task assigned
- 2
-
#3 Fatality Age 21 M
- Nature of injury
- 5
- Part of body
- 4
- Event type
- 14
- Source
- 16
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 11
- Task assigned
- 2
-
#4 Hospitalized Age 21 M
- Nature of injury
- 5
- Part of body
- 19
- Event type
- 14
- Source
- 16
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 20
- Environmental factor
- 11
- Task assigned
- 1
-
#5 Hospitalized Age 21 M
- Nature of injury
- 5
- Part of body
- 19
- Event type
- 14
- Source
- 16
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 8
- Environmental factor
- 11
- Task assigned
- 1
-
#6 Hospitalized Age 21 M
- Nature of injury
- 12
- Part of body
- 2
- Event type
- 14
- Source
- 8
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 5
- Task assigned
- 1
-
#7 Non-hospitalized injury Age 21 M
- Nature of injury
- 2
- Part of body
- 28
- Event type
- 14
- Source
- 16
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 7
- Task assigned
- 1
-
#8 Non-hospitalized injury Age 21 M
- Nature of injury
- 2
- Part of body
- 28
- Event type
- 14
- Source
- 16
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 7
- Task assigned
- 1
-
#9 Non-hospitalized injury Age 21 M
- Nature of injury
- 5
- Part of body
- 13
- Event type
- 14
- Source
- 16
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 11
- Task assigned
- 1
-
#981 Degree 0 Age 0
- Nature of injury
- 0
- Part of body
- 0
- Event type
- 0
- Source
- 0
- Occupation code
- 0
- Human factor
- 0
- Environmental factor
- 0
- Task assigned
- 0
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