Accident Report Detail
Accident: 201363249 - One Employee Is Killed, Four Others Are Injured In Explosion
Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name |
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311415145 | 05/05/2008 | 7699 | Hydrochem Industrial Services, Inc. |
Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name |
311414544 | 05/05/2008 | 1541 | M-Co, Inc. |
Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name |
311415145 | 05/05/2008 | 7699 | Hydrochem Industrial Services, Inc. |
Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name |
311414544 | 05/05/2008 | 1541 | M-Co, Inc. |
On May 3, 2008, Employees #1, #2, #3, #4, and #5 were restarting the recovery boiler under a partial-natural-draft. The power boiler was not online at the time. The boiler exploded, and Employee #1 was blown over a standard guard railing on the South side of the sixth floor. He fell down some 25 ft on a scaffold staging. He died from blunt force trauma to the chest. His injuries included lacerations to his both lungs, diaphragm, liver, and thoracic aorta. Employees #2, #3, #4 were burned, and they were hospitalized. Employee #5 sustained sprain and strain of his ankle and was not hospitalized.
End Use | Proj Type | Proj Cost | Stories | NonBldgHt | Fatality | ||
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Powerplant | Maintenance or repair | $250,000 to $500,000 | 10 | X |
Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation | Construction |
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1 | 311415145 | Hospitalized injury | Burn/Scald(Heat) | Occupation not reported | FallDist: FallHt: Cause: FatCause: |
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2 | 311414544 | Hospitalized injury | Burn/Scald(Heat) | Occupation not reported | FallDist: FallHt: Cause: Fireproofing FatCause: Fire/explosion |
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3 | 311414544 | Hospitalized injury | Burn/Scald(Heat) | Occupation not reported | FallDist: FallHt: Cause: Fireproofing FatCause: Fire/explosion |
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4 | 311415145 | Non Hospitalized injury | Strain/Sprain | Occupation not reported | FallDist: FallHt: Cause: FatCause: |
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5 | 311414544 | Fatality | Burn/Scald(Heat) | Occupation not reported | FallDist: FallHt: Cause: Fireproofing FatCause: Fire/explosion |