Accident: 170205900 - Back Burned By Hot Water
At approximately 10:30 a.m. on January 7, 2000, Employee #1, a steamfitter for Bacon Plumbing Company, Inc., was ventilating the plumbing system on the seventh floor of a building and inspecting for any leaks. He was using a stepladder to access the false ceiling where the pipes and valves were installed. As he was working, he unknowingly engaged a valve handle and hot water was discharged. It ran down his back, resulting in second-degree burns. He turned off the valve before climbing down the stepladder. Employee #1 was transported to St. Francis Hospital for treatment.
construction, stepladder, valve, back, accidental discharge, burn, struck against, hot water
Accident: 740654 - Burned By Water From Hot Rotary Coil
On August 14, 1999, Employee #1 was attempting to find the source of a leak in a hot rotary coil. He locked out the in-feed steam valves and back-feed valves and then turned the rotary coil back on. This sent 200 degree Fahrenheit water that had remained in the coils out the removed opening where the Johnson joint had been. The hot water struck his lower body, resulting in burns that required hospitalization.
leak, struck by, hot water, high temperature, burn, maintenance, accidental discharge
Accident: 170053524 - Killed When Struck By Howitzer Breech
Employee #1 was clearing a 155 mm howitzer that had misfired when the weapon inadvertently fired and the breech struck him in the chest. He was killed.
chest, struck by, accidental discharge, mech malfunction
Accident: 14509350 - Dies Of Burns Servicing Steam Piping System
Employee #1 and two coworkers, all federal civilian shipyard employees, were conducting valve repair operations on the steam piping system in the forward main machinery room of the USS Wasp. They were exposed to a sudden release of residual steam that had been stored within the isolated boundary of the steam piping system. Employee #1 sustained severe burns over 60 percent of his body and died two days later from complications. The two coworkers were treated and released from the hospital.
vapor, repair, ship, steam, burn, high temperature, shipyard, accidental discharge, steam line
Accident: 896902 - Injured By Chemical Discharge
Employee #1 was removing a resin pin from a fiberglass spray gun so that she could clean and service the respirator. When she pulled back the operational pin, a small amount of trapped air was released, discharging residual resin and methyl ethyl ketone. The material sprayed onto Employee #1's head and face, and some got around her safety glasses and into her eyes. She was transported to the hospital to have her eyes flushed. Employee #1 returned to work two days later, with no apparent adverse effects from the accident.
Keywords: chemical, struck by, eye, mek, face, head, accidental discharge, cleaning, ppe, work rules
Accident: 170361406 - Legs Burned By Nitric Acid When Pump Switches On
Employee #1, who worked for a company that made components for high-vacuum industrial pumps, was preparing to add nitric acid to the cleaning tank where metal pump parts are dipped as part of the manufacturing process. He was using an electric transfer pump and placed the intake hose into the drum containing the nitric acid. He then plugged the pump's electric cord into the wall but didn't check whether the switch on the pump was 'off' position. The pump activated and the hose jumped out of the tank, spraying nitric acid in all directions. Employee #1 sustained second- and third-degree burns on the lower part of both legs. His injuries were made worse by his not washing inadequately after the nitric acid exposure.
chemical, work rules, nitric acid, spill, caustic, chemical burn, accidental discharge, inattention, leg, pump
Accident: 170053011 - One Killed, One Injured By Anhydrous Ammonia
Employee #1 was working in a three-sided building approximately 100 ft from an anhydrous ammonia tank filling station. Two coworkers and Employee #2, who was driving a forklift, were off-loading a flatbed trailer when the forklift struck a section of the pipe for the filling station. The pipe blew out from its junction, releasing the contents of two 5,000 liquid gallon anhydrous ammonia tanks. Employee #1 was apparently inside the building when the ammonia plume was released and either succumbed to the ammonia gas immediately, or was blinded and could not escape from the building. He was killed. Employee #2, who worked for another company, on site, was hospitalized.
ammonia, gas, industrial truck, ind trk operator, inhalation, chemical vapor, accidental discharge, off loading, overexposure, struck against
Accident: 896431 - Injured When Burned By Hot Water
Employee #1 was placing a spent oxygen cylinder into a pick-up truck when a standpipe for a condensate tank overflowed. He sustained burns from the hot water, for which he was hospitalized..
construction, hot water, high temperature, burn, tank, standpipe, accidental discharge
Accident: 170900658 - Injured When Powder Load Triggered
At approximately 8:35 a.m. on September 8, 1997, Employee #1, a laborer for R.E. Lee Design and Construction, Inc., Reseda, CA, went outside the studio building to retrieve some lumber. He was helping to set up for the frame for a platform that was to be built. As Employee #1 was leaving, a hammer fell from his hand and hit a powder load on the ground. The impact triggered the load, and Employee #1 was struck near his right eye. At the time of the accident, he had been working for this employer for five days.
construction, struck by, face, eye, accidental discharge, powder, combustible dust
Accident: 200640589 - Two Employees Burned By Sodium Hydroxide Release
Employees #1 and #2 were performing sanitation duties when a break occurred in the piping system. They were splashed by sodium hydroxide, a caustic liquid. Both employees sustained chemical burns and were transported to the hospital; one remained at the hospital overnight.
pipe, equipment failure, sodium hydroxide, spill, chemical, chemical burn, caustic, accidental discharge, skin
