OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14548739
MCBRYDE SUGAR COMPANY LIMITED
KOLOA, HI—
Event description
OXYGEN CYLINDER REGULATOR EXPLODED
Investigation abstract
EMPLOYEES #1, #2 AND #3 WERE REPLACING THREE DEPLETED OXYGEN CYLINDERS ON A NEW OXYGEN SYSTEM SET-UP. AFTER LOCATING A LEAK ON CYLINDER #1, EMPLOYEE #1 TIGHTENE D THE LOOSE FITTING. FINDING THE SYSTEM IN GOOD ORDER, EMPLOYEE #1 SLOWLY TURNED ON THE MAIN VALVE. AN EXPLOSION OCCURRED. IT IS POSSIBLE THAT SOME OIL OR GREAS E WAS IN THE SYSTEM, OR THE REGULATOR INVOLVED MAY HAVE BEEN DEFECTIVE.
Victims (3)
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#1 Non-hospitalized injury Age 50 M
- Nature of injury
- 5
- Part of body
- 19
- Event type
- 14
- Source
- 43
- Occupation code
- 783
- Human factor
- 14
- Environmental factor
- 18
- Task assigned
- 1
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#2 Hospitalized Age 38 M
- Nature of injury
- 5
- Part of body
- 19
- Event type
- 14
- Source
- 43
- Occupation code
- 804
- Human factor
- 14
- Environmental factor
- 18
- Task assigned
- 2
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#3 Non-hospitalized injury Age 23 M
- Nature of injury
- 5
- Part of body
- 19
- Event type
- 14
- Source
- 43
- Occupation code
- 804
- Human factor
- 14
- Environmental factor
- 18
- Task assigned
- 2
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