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Accident Summary Nr: 14353080 - Employee dies of burns from hot liquid from overflowing tank

Accident Summary Nr: 14353080 -- Report ID: 0418600 -- Event Date: 01/20/1992
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
107011256	01/22/1992	1799	0	Great Barrier Insulation Co.
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
107010910	01/22/1992	2621	0	Alabama Pine Pulp Company, Inc.
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
107010928	01/22/1992	1541	0	Parsons & Whittemore Alabama Pine Const. Corp.

Abstract: At approximately 11:45 a.m. on January 18, 1992, Employee #1, of Great Barrier Insulation Co., Inc., was insulating a pipe that was approximately 8 feet above the ground. He was standing on top of three pipes, wearing the appropriate ppe and tied off with a safety belt. A primary reject tank spilled over the top, the contents supposedly coming from an open manhole where a clogged overflow pipe was located. Employee #1 was repeatedly showered with a mixture of black liquor and pulp fiber that was heated to approximately 160 degrees F. Employee #1 was badly burned. After receiving first aid at the site, he was transported to the Monroe County Hospital in Monroeville, AL, then to the USA Medical Center Burn Unit in Mobile, AL. He died at approximately 3:30 p.m. on January 19, 1992,

Keywords: CLOGGED, PIPE, TANK, BURN, CONSTRUCTION, SPILL, HIGH TEMPERATURE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	107011256	Fatality	Burn(Chemical)	Occupation not reported
2	107010910			Occupation Not Listed
3	107010928			Occupation Not Listed

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