OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #868984
T R W MINERVA PLANT
MINERVA, OH—
Event description
EMPLOYEE DIED DUE TO BURNS FROM EXPLODING FURNACE
Investigation abstract
An employee was working on a number 4000 open air electric induction furnace. Th e furnace exploded and splattered molten hot metal onto the employee. He suffere d severe burns and died. Two other employees present also suffered severe burns.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 47 M
- Nature of injury
- 5
- Part of body
- 4
- Event type
- 14
- Source
- 16
- Occupation code
- 534
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 15
- Task assigned
- 1
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