Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200644243 - Employee Is Engulfed by Ash Cloud, Later Dies

Accident Summary Nr: 200644243 -- Report ID: 0627700 -- Event Date: 09/21/2008
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
312378839	09/22/2008	1741	238140	Geo. P. Reintjes Co., Inc., Dba Reintjes Refractor

Abstract: On September 21, 2008, Employee #1 along with Coworkers #1, #2, and #3 were tearing down the brick doors to the settling chamber of a kiln. Employee #1 was operating the Brock, a remote controlled hammering machine used to remove bricks, while the coworkers were using a water hose to spray and cool the product as it came out of the settling chamber. Coworker #1 heard a faint "tha- thunk" sound, looked back and saw that a large cloud of ash coming towards him. He then ran out of harms way. Employees #1 and Coworkers #2 and #3 did not see the cloud hot ash and were totally engulfed by it. The employee and Coworkers #2 and #3 sustained second and third degree burns were transported to the Integris Baptist Burn Center in Oklahoma City. Employee #1 died seven days later. NOTE: There is only one injury line but three employees were injured in this accident.

Keywords: BURN, DEMOLITION, KILN, ASH

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	312378839			Fatality	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Occupation not reported

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