Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200840759 - Employees Burned by Coal Dust Explosion

Accident Summary Nr: 200840759 -- Report ID: 0524530 -- Event Date: 02/13/2002
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
303815286	02/14/2002	7699	0	Graycor
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
303815294	02/14/2002	7699	0	Power Maintenance And Constructors, Llc
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
303815872	06/04/2002	4911	0	Dynegy

Abstract: Employees were blasting hardened fly ash from the bottom of a hopper. After a third charge, the material came out at an uncontrolled rate. Part of the material was still hot and mixed with coal dust. The coal dust ignited, burning two employees and killing another. (The two nonfatal injuries were not listed on injury lines on the original form.)

Keywords: BLASTING, EXPLOSION, HOPPER, BURN, COAL DUST, ASH, FIRE, ELEC UTILITY WORK, HIGH TEMPERATURE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	303815286	Fatality	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Occupation not reported
2	303815294			Occupation not reported
3	303815872			Occupation not reported

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