Eight Others Injured

Details

• Personal Author:
  Lefkowitz, Daniel ; Ludwig, Gary ; Schill, Donald P. ; Valiante, David J.
• Corporate Authors:
  New Jersey Fatality Assessment & Control Evaluation Project (NJ FACE) ; New Jersey. Department of Health. Public Health Services Branch. Division of Epidemiology, Environmental and Occupational Health. Occupational Health Surveillance Unit
• Description:
  On January 15, 2008, a 60-year-old male Hispanic maintenance worker was killed when a large pressure vessel exploded. The victim worked for a foundry in northern New Jersey. On the day of the incident, the victim and two other workers were in the process of testing the vessel for leaks, following repairs to the front access hatch of the unit, when the hatch blew off and landed approximately 38 feet away. The victim was standing in front of the hatch checking for leaks as another employee (standing to the side of the vessel) increased the pressure. The fatal injury occurred when the vessel was overpressurized and the front hatch exploded outward, striking the victim. NJ FACE investigators recommend following these safety guidelines to prevent similar incidents: 1.) Employers should ensure that pressure vessels are not pressurized above allowable limits, all pressure relief valves are properly functioning, and that any repairs to this type or similar pressure units be conducted by a certified worker. 2.) Employers should ensure that workers are properly trained on the safe operation of pressure vessels and are knowledgeable about the associated hazards. 3.) A safety and health plan based on a job hazard analysis should be developed and followed at the worksite.
• Subjects:
  Accidents, Occupational Occupational Health Personal Protective Equipment Safety Staff Development
• Keywords:
  Accident Analysis Accidents Injury Prevention OSHA Region 2 Pressure Testing Protective Equipment Safety Education Training Traumatic Injuries Work Practices
• FACE - NIOSH and State:
  FACE ; Hispanic ; Foreign Born Workers ; Prevention through Design (PtD)
• Series:
  Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)
• Subseries:
  State
• DOI:
  https://doi.org/10.26616/NIOSHSFACE08NJ003
• Publisher:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Field Study
• Place as Subject:
  New Jersey ; OSHA Region 2
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  1-8
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20037049
• NTIS Accession Number:
  PB2010-113175
• Citation:
  Morgantown, WV: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, FACE 08NJ003, 2009 Jun ; :1-8
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2009
• Performing Organization:
  New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• NAICS and SIC Codes:
  31-33 - Manufacturing - (NAICS)
• Start Date:
  2005/07/01
• End Date:
  2026/06/30
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:e6d85e881248bbfc8322c23a026410ae0bd8f739aa8552b78538aebbb527f26c974c0e958bd92c2fdd4cee234487f326288b56017f82bac5f036d841a64b4db6
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/165281/cdc_165281_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 170.44 KB ]