Accident Report Detail

Occupational Safety and Health Administration OSHA

Accident: 170569024 - Fire - Fuel Leak Ignited By Turbine

**Accident: 170569024 -- Report ID: 0452110 -- Event Date: 11/09/1994**
Inspection	Open Date	SIC	Establishment Name
123782153	11/10/1994	4911	Kentucky Utilities Company
Inspection	Open Date	SIC	Establishment Name
123782161	11/10/1994	3511	A B B Power Generation, Inc.

Employees #1 and #2 were inspecting a combustion turbine during a changeover from natural gas to diesel fuel oil. Employee #1 saw a leak and attempted to repair it with a wrench while the unit was still running. A pipe carrying fuel oil under pressure came loose and saturated Employee #1 with the fuel oil. The heat from the turbine ignited the fuel, causing a fire that engulfed Employee #1. Employee #2 tried to extinguish the fire on Employee #1 and suffered second-degree burns on his right hand. Employee #1 later died from his burns.

Keywords: leak, fuel oil, combustible liquid, pipe, burn, repair, fire, elec utility work, accidental discharge

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree	Nature	Occupation
1	123782153			Non Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Electrical power installers and repairers
2	123782161			Fatality	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Electrical power installers and repairers

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