Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 142172.015 - Employee burns, bruises abdomen when oxygen system explodes

Accident Summary Nr: 142172.015 -- Report ID: 0523400 -- Event Date: 09/07/2021
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1551622.015	09/07/2021		339113	Ocenco, Incorporated

Abstract: At 6:55 a.m. on September 7, 2021, an employee working for a surgical supply manufacturer was filling multiple compressed oxygen cylinders from a pressurized bulk system. An explosion occurred blowing out a portion of braided hose and copper piping. Pressurized gas was released along with flying shrapnel from the blast. The employee was struck by the flying debris and hospitalized to treat burns and contusions to his abdomen.

Keywords: Abdomen, Burn, Compressed Gas, Contusion, Cylinder, Explosion, Filling, Filling Station, Flying Object, Gas, Hose, Lockout, Lockout/Tagout, Metal Pipe, Oxygen, Shrapnel, Storage Area, Struck By

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury
1	1551622.015	60	M	Hospitalized injury

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