Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200757839 - Two Employees Are Burned and Killed in Boiler Explosion

Accident Summary Nr: 200757839 -- Report ID: 0522500 -- Event Date: 07/11/2004
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
307882589	07/12/2004	4911	221112	Columbus Southern Power Company

Abstract: The slag tap for the ash-slag tank of a coal-fired boiler at an electric power generation plant was frozen. While two plant employees were freeing the tap, the tank exploded, shearing the boiler's blow-down headers. Steam from the explosion burned both employees. They died of their injuries.

Keywords: BURN, BOILER, STEAM, EXPLOSION, ELEC UTILITY WORK

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	307882589			Fatality	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Power plant operators
2	307882589			Fatality	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Power plant operators

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