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Inspection Information - Office: Oklahoma City | ||||
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| Nr: 107501108 | Report ID: 0627700 | Open Date: 01/10/1991 | ||
| Baker Oil Tools | ||||
| 3000 N Hemlock Circle Broken Arrow, OK 74012 | Union Status: NonUnion | |||
| SIC: 3533/Oil and Gas Field Machinery and Equipment | ||||
| Inspection Type: | Accident | |||
| Scope: | Partial | Advanced Notice: | N | |
| Ownership: | Private | |||
| Safety/Health: | Safety | Close Conference: | 01/11/1991 | |
| Planning Guide: | Safety-Manufacturing | Close Case: | 04/05/1991 | |
| Related Activity: | Type | ID | Safety | Health |
| Accident | 361147226 | |||
Accident Investigation Summary | ||||||
| Summary Nr: 772673 | Event: 01/09/1991 | Struck By Flying Objects - Battery Pack Explosion | ||||
| AN EMPLOYER WAS TESTING A RELAY THAT, WHEN IT RECEIVED AN ELECTROMAGNETIC SIGNAL, WOULD CLOSE OFF A WELL. AS THE RELAY WAS BEING TESTED, ITS 12-BATTERY LITHIUM BATTERY PACK EXPLODED. TWO EMPLOYEES WORKING IN THE AREA (EMPLOYEES #5 AND #6) WERE STRUCK BY FLYING FRAGMENTS OF THE DEVICE. THEY WERE HOSPITALIZED FOR THEIR INJURIES. FOUR OTHER EMPLOYEES WERE HOSPITALIZED FOR OBSERVATION BECAUSE OF EXPOSURE TO THE GAS, SMOKE, AND VAPOR PRODUCED BY THE FIRE THAT FOLLOWED THE EXPLOSION. | ||||||
| Keywords: battery, fire, explosion, smoke, struck by, smoke inhalation | ||||||
| Inspection | Degree | Nature | Occupation | |||
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| 1 | 107501108 | Hospitalized injury | Burn(Chemical) | Occupation not reported | ||
| 2 | 107501108 | Hospitalized injury | Burn(Chemical) | Occupation not reported | ||
| 3 | 107501108 | Hospitalized injury | Burn(Chemical) | Occupation not reported | ||
| 4 | 107501108 | Hospitalized injury | Burn(Chemical) | Occupation not reported | ||
| 5 | 107501108 | Hospitalized injury | Burn(Chemical) | Occupation not reported | ||
| 6 | 107501108 | Hospitalized injury | Burn(Chemical) | Occupation not reported | ||