Accident Report Detail
Accident: 956961 - Employees Exposed To Pressurized Oil In Release
Accident: 956961 -- Report ID: 0950622 -- Event Date: 11/18/1991 | |||||||
Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name | ||||
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111894887 | 11/18/1991 | 1799 | I.S. T. Mechanical Corporation | ||||
Employees #1 and #2, pipe fitters for I.S.T. Mechanical Corp., were directed to remove a blind in a refinery. They opened the line without any problems, but when they wedged the flange open and hit it with a hammer, oil under pressure (30 psi) was released. Employees #1 and #2 were taken to the hospital for observation only. | |||||||
Keywords:
construction, oil line, accidental discharge, refinery
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Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation | |
1 | 111894887 | Hospitalized injury | Other | Plumbers, pipefitters and steamfitters | |||
2 | 111894887 | Hospitalized injury | Other | Plumbers, pipefitters and steamfitters |