Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170096481 - Employee killed when fly ash catches fire

Accident Summary Nr: 170096481 -- Report ID: 1055340 -- Event Date: 12/15/1995
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
115341943	12/18/1995	5211	0	Kinnear Division Of Wayne Dalton Corp

Abstract: The filter system for a hog-fueled boiler had become plugged up. Employee #1, a maintenance man, opened a hatch to unplug the jam. The fly ash poured out, falling 17 ft to the ground. Embers ignited at ground level and the flames rapidly climbed the falling stream of fly ash. Employee #1 was burned to death.

Keywords: BURN, MAINTENANCE, BOILER, FIRE, CLOGGED

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	115341943			Fatality	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Occupation not reported

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