Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 119285.015 - Employee suffers steam burns from heat exchanger

Accident Summary Nr: 119285.015 -- Report ID: 1054111 -- Event Date: 03/12/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1426075.015	03/15/2019	2037	311411	317723616 - Ever Fresh Fruit Company

Abstract: At 6:42 p.m. on March 12, 2019, an employee was instructed by his manager to replace a temperature valve on a hot water heat exchanger. The steam and water supply were isolated however there were two points where the water pressure could be relieved and only one of those points had been opened and bled. The employee opened the line that had not been bled and steam hit the left side of his body burning his face, neck, abdomen, arm, and torso. The employee was hospitalized.

Keywords: Abdomen, Arm, Burn, Face, Heat Exchanger, Neck, Pressure Release, Steam, Steam Line, Torso, Valve

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1426075.015	59	M	Hospitalized injury		Industrial machinery repairers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Interior plumbing, ducting, electrical work Fatality Cause:

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