OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #570531
THE CUNARD LANG CONCRETE CO
COLUMBUS, OH—
Event description
PRESSURE VESSEL USED FOR LUBRICATING MACHINERY BLEW APART
Investigation abstract
EMPLOYEE #1 WAS IN THE PROCESS OF LUBRICATING SOME MACHINERY WITH A PRESSURE VES SEL FILLED WITH LUBRICATING FLUID. THE PRESSURE VESSEL WAS ALLOWED TO BE FILLED TO AN EXCESSIVE PRESSURE, CAUSING IT TO BLOW APART. THE EMPLOYEE WAS STRUCK BY T HE VESSEL, CAUSING MULTIPLE FRACTURES AND LACERATIONS. THE PRESSURE VESSEL WAS N OT CONSTRUCTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH ASME STANDARDS, AND DID NOT HAVE A SAFETY RELI EF VALVE.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 43 M
- Nature of injury
- 12
- Part of body
- 19
- Event type
- 1
- Source
- 2
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 6
- Environmental factor
- 5
- Task assigned
- 1
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