Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200623270 - Employee killed in fire

Accident Summary Nr: 200623270 -- Report ID: 0454716 -- Event Date: 11/06/2004
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
308191865	11/06/2004	3272	327390	Ross Prestressed Concrete Co Inc

Abstract: At approximately 7:45 a.m. on November 6, 2004, Employee #1, a site caretaker for Ross Prestressed Concrete Co. Inc. in Bristol, TN, entered a steam generator building to turn the steam generator off for the weekend. An overnight liquefied petroleum gas leak sparked a fire resulting in an explosion that destroyed the controls and building housing the generator. Employee #1 was killed. The generator was a Welden direct-fired steam generator with the heat source external to the pressure vessel.

Keywords: BURN, FIRE, STEAM, EXPLOSION, GAS LEAK, ELECTRIC GENERATOR

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	308191865			Fatality	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Occupation not reported

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