OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14542435
CARGILL INC
FOREST PARK, GA—
Event description
BURNED BY FLASH FIRE IN WASTE TANK
Investigation abstract
EMPLOYEES #1 AND #2 WERE ON THE WASTE TANK PLATFORM CHECKING THE LEVEL OF THE TA NK. THE TANK CONTAINED A FLAMMABLE LIQUID (M-XYLENE, ALPHA, ALPHA'-DIAMINE). WHI LE THE EMPLOYEES WERE ON THE PLATFORM, A FLASH FIRE STARTED AT THE INSPECTION LI D. BOTH MEN WERE BLOWN OFF OF THE PLATFORM. EMPLOYEE #1 RECEIVED FIRST AND SECON D DEGREE BURNS TO HIS FACE AND UPPER BODY. EMPLOYEE #2 RECEIVED FIRST DEGREE BUR NS TO HIS ARM.
Victims (2)
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#1 Hospitalized Age 20 M
- Nature of injury
- 5
- Part of body
- 9
- Event type
- 14
- Source
- 16
- Occupation code
- 873
- Human factor
- 6
- Environmental factor
- 7
- Hazardous substance
- 2592
- Task assigned
- 1
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#2 Non-hospitalized injury Age 21 M
- Nature of injury
- 5
- Part of body
- 17
- Event type
- 14
- Source
- 16
- Occupation code
- 873
- Human factor
- 6
- Environmental factor
- 7
- Hazardous substance
- 2592
- Task assigned
- 1
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