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Accident Summary Nr: 14495006 - EMPLOYEE KILLED WHEN BURNED BY STEAM FROM RUPTURED BOILER

Accident Summary Nr: 14495006 -- Report ID: 0627700 -- Event Date: 09/22/1987
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
102416609	09/23/1987	7389	0	Delta Ecology Incorporated
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
102416591	09/23/1987	7389	0	United States Pollution Control, Inc.

Abstract: EMPLOYER #1 WAS USING A PORTABLE BOILER AND HEAT EXCHANGER TO HEAT CONTAMINATED WATER AT A HAZARDOUS WASTE SITE. IN THE PIPING BETWEEN THE BOILER AND HEAT EXCHANGER WERE TWO VALVES AND A STRAINER WHICH WERE MADE OF CLASS 125 B CAST IRON. THE BOILER WAS OPERATING AT 200 PSIG TO 225 PSIG. THE CAST IRON EQUIPMENT WAS RATED AT A MAXIMUM OF 145 PSIG. EMPLOYEE #1 WAS STANDING BESIDE THE STRAINER WHEN IT RUPTURED, SPRAYING STEAM HEATED TO ABOUT 380 DEGREES ONTO HIM. HE DIED FROM THE SEVERE BURNS HE RECEIVED. THE EQUIPMENT SHOULD NOT HAVE BEEN SUBJECTED TO PRESSURE ABOVE ITS CAPACITY, OR A SUITABLE RELIEF VALVE SHOULD HAVE BEEN INSTALLED. THE BOILER WAS A PORTABLE TRACTOR TRAILER MOUNTED TYPE.

Keywords: BURN, PRESSURE VESSEL, WORK RULES, RUPTURE, STEAM, HAZARDOUS WASTE, HIGH PRESSURE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	102416609			Fatality	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Occupation not reported
2	102416591					Occupation Not Listed

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