Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201390382 - EMPLOYEE KILLED IN COAL DUST EXPLOSION

Accident Summary Nr: 201390382 -- Report ID: 0552652 -- Event Date: 01/16/2002
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
127198430	01/08/2002	4911	0	Wisconsin Electric Power Co

Abstract: Two employees were bringing a coal-fired boiler on line. The coal feeding system had not been purged properly, and there was an excessive amount of coal dust left in the system. When the boiler was ignited, the excess coal dust exploded, killing one of the employees.

Keywords: BURN, COAL DUST, WORK RULES, BOILER, EXPLOSION, ELEC UTILITY WORK

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	127198430			Fatality	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Occupation not reported

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