Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200340313 - Employee killed after charge is detonated

Accident Summary Nr: 200340313 -- Report ID: 0523900 -- Event Date: 08/16/2001
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
106051576	08/17/2001	7699	0	Philip Services/North Central, Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1 was positioned inside a boiler located at a power generation station for the purpose of deslagging the boiler with binary explosives. A second employee whose task was to detonate the explosives left his post on the outside of the boiler and entered an adjacent area inside the boiler while Employee #1 had an explosive charge in his possession. A third employee assumed the post of the second employee, thought he was told by Employee #1 to detonate the charge, and then did detonate the charge fatally wounding Employee #1.

Keywords: EXPLOSIVES, BOILER, EXPLOSION, COMMUNICATION, DETONATOR LEAD

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	106051576			Fatality	Other	Explosives workers

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