Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200002442 - Employees Are Killed and Injured in Steam Line Rupture

Accident Summary Nr: 200002442 -- Report ID: 0728500 -- Event Date: 05/09/2007
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
310932322	05/10/2007	4911	221119	Kansas City Power & Light Company

Abstract: A pipe that was carrying boiler water at 350 degrees Fahrenheit and 2,500 pounds of pressure ruptured unexpectedly at a coal fired electric generating station. Several employees were working a few yards away unplugging wet coal in a pulverizer. Employee #1 was struck by the water and steam and was killed immediately. The other two nearby employees were severely burned. Employee #2 died of burns in the hospital a day later. Employee #3 was hospitalized.

Keywords: BURN, HEAT, COAL, RUPTURE, STEAM, PIPE, COAL CRUSHER

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	310932322	Fatality	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Occupation not reported
2	310932322	Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Occupation not reported
3	310932322	Fatality	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Occupation not reported

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