Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14470561 - EMPLOYEES SCALDED WHEN STEAM LEAKED INTO DIGESTER

Accident Summary Nr: 14470561 -- Report ID: 0316700 -- Event Date: 05/24/1985
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
2139681	05/29/1985	2621	0	P H Glatfelter Co

Abstract: EMPLOYEES #1 AND #2 WERE ASSEMBLING A FLOAT INSIDE A 185 FOOT HIGH DIGESTER. THE FLOAT WAS TO USED AS A WORK PLATFORM. STEAM WAS SOMEHOW RELEASED INTO THE DIGESTER, SEVERLY BURNING EMPLOYEE #1 AND PARTIALLY BURNING EMPLOYEE #2. EMPLOYEE #1 DIED TWO DAYS LATER.

Keywords: BURN, MAINTENANCE, CONFINED SPACE, WORK RULES, STEAM, HIGH TEMPERATURE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	2139681			Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Occupation not reported
2	2139681			Fatality	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Occupation not reported

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