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Accident Summary Nr: 14517858 - EMPLOYEE BURNED BY STEAM RELEASED FROM RUPTURED EVAPORATOR

Accident Summary Nr: 14517858 -- Report ID: 0419700 -- Event Date: 01/13/1986
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
100342930	01/21/1986	2621	0	St. Joe Paper Co.

Abstract: ON JANUARY 13, 1986, AN EVAPORATOR RUPTURED AT THE ST. JOE PAPER COMPANY, LOCATED AT PORT ST. JOE, FLORIDA. EMPLOYEE #1 WAS SCALDED BY THE BOILING WATER RELEASED AS A RESULT OF THE RUPTURE. HE DIED OF SEVERE AND EXTENSIVE BURNS TWO DAYS LATER.

Keywords: BURN, RUPTURE, STEAM, HOT WATER

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	100342930			Fatality	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Occupation not reported

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