Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200631380 - Employee Dies in Smoke Stack Fire

Accident Summary Nr: 200631380 -- Report ID: 0316400 -- Event Date: 03/05/2006
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
307067793	03/05/2006	1629	236210	Pullman Power Llc

Abstract: On March 5, 2006, a fire started inside the 974-ft smoke stack while employees were installing a fiberglass liner. Employee #1 was trapped inside, and found dead in the man cage he had tried to use to exit the smoke stack.

Keywords: BURN, INSTALLING, FIRE EXTINGUISHER, FIRE, CONSTRUCTION, WELDING, UNTRAINED, CHIMNEY, SMOKE INHALATION

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Powerplant		New project or new addition		$20,000,000 and over		974	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	307067793			Fatality	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Temporary work (buildings, facilities) Fatality Cause: Fire/explosion

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