OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14549901
CAMDEN CASTING CENTER
CAMDEN, TN—
Event description
CHARGE BUCKET EXPLODED
Investigation abstract
A CHARGE BUCKET FILLED WITH SCRAP METAL WAS PREHEATED, THEN PLACED OVER THE #1 F URNACE. JUST BEFORE THE BUCKET WAS READY TO BE DISCHARGED INTO THE FURNACE, THER E WAS AN EXPLOSION IN THE BOTTOM PORTION OF THE BUCKET. PART OF THE BOTTOM SIDE OF THE BUCKET WAS BLOWN AWAY, ALLOWING HEATED SCRAP METAL AND MOLTEN METAL TO SP EW OUT. THE CAUSE OF THE EXPLOSION IS UNKNOWN.
Victims (3)
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#1 Non-hospitalized injury Age 29 M
- Nature of injury
- 3
- Part of body
- 15
- Event type
- 1
- Source
- 43
- Occupation code
- 766
- Human factor
- 10
- Environmental factor
- 5
- Task assigned
- 1
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#2 Non-hospitalized injury Age 34 M
- Nature of injury
- 5
- Part of body
- 3
- Event type
- 1
- Source
- 43
- Occupation code
- 766
- Human factor
- 10
- Environmental factor
- 10
- Task assigned
- 1
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#3 Non-hospitalized injury Age 32 M
- Nature of injury
- 5
- Part of body
- 2
- Event type
- 1
- Source
- 40
- Occupation code
- 766
- Human factor
- 10
- Environmental factor
- 10
- Task assigned
- 1
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