Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14394050 - Two employees killed, one injured by live steam

Accident Summary Nr: 14394050 -- Report ID: 0625700 -- Event Date: 10/20/1987
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
101616910	10/22/1987	2621	0	Manville Forest Products

Abstract: Employees #1 through #3 and a coworker had been working inside the #1 reel pulper pit area all morning, repairing the slushmaker packing sleeve. This pit is approximately 9 ft below the second floor level where paper is manufactured and placed on a reel. After lunch, Employees #1 through #3 re-entered the pit while a coworker remained on the ledge area outside the pit. At approximately 1:15 p.m., two 4 in. lines of live steam entered the pit area, killing Employees #1 and #2. Employee #3 was hospitalized. The two steam valves had not been locked out before the employees entered the pit area.

Keywords: REPAIR, CONFINED SPACE, WORK RULES, LOCKOUT, STEAM, PIT, HIGH TEMPERATURE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	101616910	Fatality	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Occupation not reported
2	101616910	Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Occupation not reported
3	101616910	Fatality	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Occupation not reported

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