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Inspection Information - Office: Madison | ||||
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| Nr: 102475191 | Report ID: 0523300 | Open Date: 09/13/1991 | ||
| Altec International, Inc. | ||||
| 2191 Ward Avenue La Crosse, WI 54601 | Union Status: Union | |||
| SIC: 3443/Fabricated Plate Work (Boiler Shops) | ||||
| Inspection Type: | Accident | |||
| Scope: | Partial | Advanced Notice: | N | |
| Ownership: | Private | |||
| Safety/Health: | Safety | Close Conference: | 10/09/1991 | |
| Close Case: | 10/10/1991 | |||
| Related Activity: | Type | ID | Safety | Health |
| Accident | 360117907 | |||
Accident Investigation Summary | ||||||
| Summary Nr: 14371967 | Event: 09/13/1991 | Employees Injured By Rupturing Heat Exchanger | ||||
| Employees #1 through #7 were injured by flying debris when a heat exchanger ruptured while being pneumatically pressure tested. The unit was enclosed in a high pressure test room, which failed to contain the blast. Evidence indicates that a high pressure air line was mistakenly connected to a low pressure stream that was then overpressurized. Employees #1, #2, and #3 were hospitalized. | ||||||
| Keywords: equipment failure, rupture, explosion, heat exchanger, high pressure, struck by, flying object | ||||||
| Inspection | Degree | Nature | Occupation | |||
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| 1 | 102475191 | Non Hospitalized injury | Bruise/Contus/Abras | Occupation not reported | ||
| 2 | 102475191 | Hospitalized injury | Fracture | Occupation not reported | ||
| 3 | 102475191 | Non Hospitalized injury | Other | Occupation not reported | ||
| 4 | 102475191 | Non Hospitalized injury | Bruise/Contus/Abras | Occupation not reported | ||
| 5 | 102475191 | Hospitalized injury | Fracture | Occupation not reported | ||
| 6 | 102475191 | Hospitalized injury | Fracture | Occupation not reported | ||
| 7 | 102475191 | Non Hospitalized injury | Bruise/Contus/Abras | Occupation not reported | ||