Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14509350 - Employee dies of burns servicing steam piping system

Accident Summary Nr: 14509350 -- Report ID: 0316300 -- Event Date: 03/13/1999
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
116435504	03/15/1999	3731	0	Norfolk Naval Shipyard

Abstract: Employee #1 and two coworkers, all federal civilian shipyard employees, were conducting valve repair operations on the steam piping system in the forward main machinery room of the USS Wasp. They were exposed to a sudden release of residual steam that had been stored within the isolated boundary of the steam piping system. Employee #1 sustained severe burns over 60 percent of his body and died two days later from complications. The two coworkers were treated and released from the hospital.

Keywords: BURN, STEAM LINE, REPAIR, SHIPYARD, VAPOR, STEAM, SHIP, ACCIDENTAL DISCHARGE, HIGH TEMPERATURE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	116435504			Fatality	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Occupation not reported

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