Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200357853 - Three Employees Killed and Fifteen Injured in Explosion

Accident Summary Nr: 200357853 -- Report ID: 0453710 -- Event Date: 06/09/2009
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
313216343	06/15/2009	1711	238220	Energy Systems Analysts, Inc.
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
313217408	06/10/2009	2013	311612	Conagra Foods Inc.
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
313215089	06/10/2009	7361	561310	Coast Personnel Services, Inc.
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
313217408	06/10/2009	2013	311612	Conagra Foods Inc.

Abstract: At approximately 11:22 a.m. on June 9, 2009, an explosion occurred as contractors were trying to light the pilot light of the newly installed direct contact water heater within vacuum pump in Room Number 2. The water heater was powered by natural gas. The explosion resulted in the collapse of the packaging department building structure. Three employees were killed along with 15 employees injured. The injured employees were hospitalized for burns, amputation, fractures and smoke inhalation.

Keywords: HEAD, AMPUTATED, EXPLOSION, HAND, SMOKE INHALATION, BURN, STRUCK BY, WRIST, LUNG, FRACTURE

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Manufacturing plant		Alteration or rehabilitation		$50,000 to $250,000			X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	313216343	Fatality	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Supervisors; plumbers, pipefitters & steamfitters
2	313217408	Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Occupation not reported
3	313217408	Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Occupation not reported
4	313217408	Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Occupation not reported
5	313217408	Fatality	Other	Packaging and filling machine operators
6	313217408	Fatality	Other	Packaging and filling machine operators
7	313217408	Fatality	Other	Packaging and filling machine operators
8	313217408	Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Packaging and filling machine operators
9	313217408	Hospitalized injury	Other	Packaging and filling machine operators
10	313217408	Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Packaging and filling machine operators
11	313217408	Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Packaging and filling machine operators
12	313217408	Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Packaging and filling machine operators
13	313217408	Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Packaging and filling machine operators
14	313217408	Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Occupation not reported
15	313215089	Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Occupation not reported
16	313217408	Hospitalized injury	Other	Occupation not reported
17	313217408	Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Occupation not reported
18	313217408	Hospitalized injury	Other	Occupation not reported

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