1984 National OSHA Record

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1984 National OSHA Record

• 6486 accidents.
• 516 injuries.
• 90 deaths.

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OSHA Record Includes

• Power Boilers
• Water Boilers and Steel Tanks
• Cast Iron Boilers
• Pressure Vessels (poorest record)

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Pressure Vessel Record

• 1310 / 6486 accidents
• 437 / 516 injuries
• 73 / 90 deaths

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Pressure Vessel Components

• Shell
• Head
• Attachements
• Piping
• Safety Valves
• Misc

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Pressure Vessel Failure - Causes

• Operator error or poor maintenance 149 / 933
• Faulty Design 144 / 933
• Corrosion or erosion 132 / 933
• Pressure control failure 41 / 933
• Other 420 / 933

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Pressure Vessel Failure Types

• Cracked 403 / 1087
• Other - 298 / 1087
• Leakage 163 / 1087
• Rupture 158 / 1087
• Explosion 22 / 1087
• Collapsed Inward 15 / 1087

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