OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14539142
W L HARPER CONSTRUCTION CO
HENDERSON, KY—
Event description
IGNITED VAPORS FROM DRUM WHILE CUTTING BRACKETS; EXPLODED
Investigation abstract
ON OCTOBER 25, 1984, AT APPROXIMATELY 1:40 PM, EMPLOYEE #1 WAS USING A WELDING/C UTTING TORCH TO CUT BRACKETS LOOSE FROM A TRAILER FRAMEWORK. THE TRAILER WAS USE D TO SPRAY CONCRETE CURING COMPOUND. A 55 GALLON GALLON DRUM WAS MOUNTED ON THE TRAILER ADJACENT TO ONE OF THE BRACKETS. THE TORCH APPARNTLEY IGNITED FUMES FROM THE DRUM, CAUSING AN EXPLOSION AND SUSEQUENT FIRE. EMPLOYEE #2, ALTHOUGH SUSTAI NING NO VISIBLE INJURIES WHEN HE WAS THROWN BACKWARDS BY THE EXPLOSION, WAS HOSP ITALIZED. EMPLOYEES #3 AND #4 SUSTAINED BURNS AND WERE HOSPITALIZED.
Victims (4)
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#1 Hospitalized Age 58 M
- Nature of injury
- 14
- Part of body
- 6
- Event type
- 14
- Source
- 47
- Occupation code
- 516
- Human factor
- 11
- Environmental factor
- 18
- Task assigned
- 1
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#2 Hospitalized Age 47 M
- Nature of injury
- 21
- Part of body
- 19
- Event type
- 14
- Source
- 6
- Occupation code
- 805
- Human factor
- 11
- Environmental factor
- 18
- Task assigned
- 1
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#3 Hospitalized Age 52 M
- Nature of injury
- 5
- Part of body
- 19
- Event type
- 14
- Source
- 16
- Occupation code
- 218
- Human factor
- 11
- Environmental factor
- 18
- Task assigned
- 2
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#4 Hospitalized Age 50 M
- Nature of injury
- 5
- Part of body
- 17
- Event type
- 14
- Source
- 16
- Occupation code
- 218
- Human factor
- 11
- Environmental factor
- 18
- Task assigned
- 2
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