Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201621448 - Employee Is Burned While Cleaning Boiler

Accident Summary Nr: 201621448 -- Report ID: 1054116 -- Event Date: 09/09/2003
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
306325184	09/10/2003	2421	321113	Treesource Industries Inc

Abstract: On September 9, 2003, Employee #1 was preparing a boiler for shut down and cleaning. During this process, he turned off the boiler feed switch and left the forced draft fan on to help burn down the remaining fuel in the boiler. While the boiler was cooling, Employee #1 went to the planer area to continue clean-up duties. When he returned to the boiler, approximately 15 minutes later, he observed that the boiler fuel had burned down and proceeded to open the door for cleaning. He did not turn off the forced air fan to the boiler. As Employee #1 pulled the ash towards the door, a flash fire occurred and burned him. Employee #1 was hospitalized and treated for burns to his arms, neck, face, and esophagus.

Keywords: BURN, THROAT, ASH, BOILER, CLEANING, FIRE, NECK, ARM, FACE, HIGH TEMPERATURE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	306325184			Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Occupation not reported

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