Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201035383 - Employee injured after pressure vessel exploded

Accident Summary Nr: 201035383 -- Report ID: 0950635 -- Event Date: 11/13/2003
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
305474629	11/14/2003	3721	336411	Honeywell International

Abstract: At approximately 5:15 a.m. on November 13, 2003, Employee #1 submerged the spherical unit, MOT part Number 2341591-1, at Station 4 of Work Cell 5 in a water tank designed to protect against explosion to check for air leaks. He then pressurized the unit with nitrogen to 244 psi. Shortly after that a coworker heard the motor of the tank's lift arm as Employee #1 raised the unit above the water, upon which the clarifier exploded, with part of the debris striking Employee #1 on the left side of the head. He suffered a severe left side head injury from an exploding ozone clarifier, a 20-inch-long football- shaped inconel part placed partway along a pilot's air supply line to remove ozone, during a pressurized test. Employee #1 was taken to UCLA Harbor General Hospital in extremely critical condition on life support.

Keywords: HEAD, NITROGEN, EXPLOSION, STRUCK BY, FLYING OBJECT

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	305474629			Hospitalized injury	Other	Aircraft engine mechanics

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