Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 570531 - PRESSURE VESSEL USED FOR LUBRICATING MACHINERY BLEW APART

Accident Summary Nr: 570531 -- Report ID: 0522500 -- Event Date: 10/31/1984
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1929298	11/01/1984	3271	0	The Cunard Lang Concrete Co

Abstract: EMPLOYEE #1 WAS IN THE PROCESS OF LUBRICATING SOME MACHINERY WITH A PRESSURE VESSEL FILLED WITH LUBRICATING FLUID. THE PRESSURE VESSEL WAS ALLOWED TO BE FILLED TO AN EXCESSIVE PRESSURE, CAUSING IT TO BLOW APART. THE EMPLOYEE WAS STRUCK BY THE VESSEL, CAUSING MULTIPLE FRACTURES AND LACERATIONS. THE PRESSURE VESSEL WAS NOT CONSTRUCTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH ASME STANDARDS, AND DID NOT HAVE A SAFETY RELIEF VALVE.

Keywords: FRACTURE, SAFETY RELIEF VALVE, PRESSURE VESSEL, EXPLOSION, LACERATION, LUBRICATING

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1929298			Fatality	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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