OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14549638
DOEHLER-JARVIS GREENEVILLE INC
GREENEVILLE, TN—
Event description
One employee killed, one injured in furnace explosion
Investigation abstract
Employees #1 and #2 were cleaning a furnace. They were about 14 ft from the furn ace when there was an explosion. Employee #1 suffered burns over 75 percent of h is body and was killed. Employee #2 suffered burns over 20 percent of his body. They were wearing hard hats with face shields, safety glasses, heavy clothing, a nd boots. The cause of the explosion was not determined. No equipment was involv ed.
Victims (2)
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#1 Fatality Age 21 M
- Nature of injury
- 5
- Part of body
- 19
- Event type
- 14
- Source
- 32
- Occupation code
- 66
- Human factor
- 14
- Environmental factor
- 17
- Task assigned
- 1
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#2 Non-hospitalized injury Age 46 M
- Nature of injury
- 5
- Part of body
- 19
- Event type
- 14
- Source
- 32
- Occupation code
- 66
- Human factor
- 14
- Environmental factor
- 17
- Task assigned
- 1
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