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Accident: 115003.015 - Employee Working On Energized Equipment Suffers Multiple Fra
| Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1374663.015 | 01/29/2019 | Babcock And Wilcox Construction, Llc |
At 9:30 a.m. on January 9, 2019, Employee #1 was aiding, by overseeing, two cowo rkers working on energized equipment which was still in the process of being loc ked out. An over pressurization occurred, exposing all three employees working o n the equipment to an access door failure and uncontrolled release of energy. Em ployee #1 was knocked back during the uncontrolled release of energy and suffere d fractured vertebrae and fractured ribs and the 180 pound access door landed ap proximately 30 feet away. Employee #1 was transported to the hospital, admitted and treated for multiple fractures.
Keywords:
air pressure, boiler, energized, fracture, grinder, high pressure, hopper, lockout, lockout/tagout, maintenance, rib, vertebra
| End Use | Proj Type | Proj Cost | Stories | NonBldgHt | Fatality | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maintenance or repair | |||||||
| Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1374663.015 | 63 | M | Hospitalized injury |