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Accident Summary Nr: 14506299 - OXYGEN RELEASED NEAR GREASE AND OIL, EXPLOSION RESULTED

Accident Summary Nr: 14506299 -- Report ID: 0830500 -- Event Date: 07/11/1986
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
101591337	07/14/1986	7532	0	Lon'S Automotive

Abstract: EMPLOYEE #1 WAS TRANSFERRING OXYGEN FROM A LARGE CYLINDER TO A SMALL CYLINDER, USING A PIG TAIL (BRASS TUBE), ADJACENT TO A STORAGE AREA WHERE BOTH OXYGEN AND ACETYLENE CYLINDERS WERE KEPT. THE AREA ALSO CONTAINED EXPOSED OIL AND GREASE. EMPLOYEES #2 AND #3 WERE ALSO IN THE IMMEDIATE AREA. AN EXPLOSION AND FIRE OCCURRED, KILLING ALL 3 EMPLOYEES. TWO OTHER EMPLOYEES WERE HURT BUT DID NOT REQUIRE HOSPITALIZATION OF 2 OR MORE DAYS. THREE MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WHO WERE ON THE PROPERTY WERE ALSO SERIOUSLY INJURED.

Keywords: OXYGEN, FLAMMABLE VAPORS, ACETYLENE, COMPRESSED GAS, FIRE, EXPLOSION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	101591337	Fatality	Amputation	Occupation not reported
2	101591337	Fatality	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Occupation not reported
3	101591337	Fatality	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Occupation not reported

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