Accident Report Detail
Accident: 170569024 - Fire - Fuel Leak Ignited By Turbine
Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name |
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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.
Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation |
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1 | 123782153 | Non Hospitalized injury | Burn/Scald(Heat) | Electrical power installers and repairers | ||
2 | 123782161 | Fatality | Burn/Scald(Heat) | Electrical power installers and repairers |