OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221539430

I SCHUMANN & CO. LLC

BEDFORD, OH— 2023-02-20T00:00:00

Event: Burn, Explosion, Explosion Venting, Falling Object, Furnace, Lockout, Lockout/Tagout, Maintenance, Steam, Struck By
NAICS: 331492
Inspection type: Federal Agency
Activity number: #346519374
Employer profile: I SCHUMANN & CO. LLC
Summary number: 221539430
Report ID: 0522300

Event description

One is killed, thirteen are injured in explosion

Investigation abstract

At 2:20 p.m. on February 20, 2023, employees were conducting maintenance on furnace 5. While maintenance personnel were inspecting a water leak at the No. 5 Rotary Furnace, the furnace moved, encapsulating water in the liquid molten metal bath and causing a steam explosion. The furnace was not locked out at the time the maintenance personnel were inspecting the furnace. One employee was killed and 13 were hospitalized to treat burns and struck by injuries from the explosion.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 46 M

Event type
14

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