Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200374635 - Employee Falls Into Boiling Water, Later Dies

Accident Summary Nr: 200374635 -- Report ID: 0454510 -- Event Date: 05/29/2008
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
311512867	05/30/2008	2435	321211	Walterboro Veneer

Abstract: On May 29, 2008, Employee #1 was loading logs into Vat #3, which was 17 feet by 22 feet by 22 feet deep and filled with 193-degree (assumed to be Fahrenheit) water. When Employee #1 completed loading the logs into the vat, the boiler operator told him there was a steam leak in one of the lines. As Employee #1 walked down one of the vat walls and towards the back to check for the steam leak, he fell into the vat. He was pulled from the vat, with third degree burns over 90 percent of his body. Employee #1 died seven days later.

Keywords: BURN, HOT WATER TANK, FALL, HIGH TEMPERATURE, HOT WATER, WATER

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	311512867			Fatality	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Supervisors, material moving equipment operators

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