Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200371490 - Employee Injured When Coal Dust Ignited, Burning Him

Accident Summary Nr: 200371490 -- Report ID: 0454510 -- Event Date: 03/27/2001
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
303576409	04/02/2001	1711	0	Babcock & Wilcox

Abstract: Employee #1 was rigging a section of pipe that had been cut out of an abandoned coal conveyor system. When the pipe was being lifted, it shifted, spilling fine coal dust which ignited, causing burns to Employee #1, who was hospitalized.

Keywords: burn, coal dust, conveyor, pipe

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Powerplant		Maintenance or repair		$500,000 to $1,000,000

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	303576409			Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Supervisors; plumbers, pipefitters & steamfitters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Installing equipment (HVAC and other) Fatality Cause: Fire/explosion

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