Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201858180 - Four employees burned while servicing steam unit

Accident Summary Nr: 201858180 -- Report ID: 0452110 -- Event Date: 10/18/2005
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
309116986	10/19/2005	1711	238220	Hussung Mechanical Contractors, Inc.

Abstract: On October 18, 2005, Employees #1 through #4, of Hussung Mechanical Contractors, Inc., and two coworkers were trying to bring a steam unit online. A joint blew out and all six workers sustained burns from the steam. Employees #1 through #4 were hospitalized.

Keywords: BURN, UNSECURED, CONSTRUCTION, STEAM, HIGH PRESSURE, ACCIDENTAL DISCHARGE, PRESSURE RELEASE, HIGH TEMPERATURE, HOT WATER

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		New project or new addition		$5,000,000 to $20,000,000	1	3

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	309116986	Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Interior plumbing, ducting, electrical work Fatality Cause: Fire/explosion
2	309116986	Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Interior plumbing, ducting, electrical work Fatality Cause: Fire/explosion
3	309116986	Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Interior plumbing, ducting, electrical work Fatality Cause: Fire/explosion
4	309116986	Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Interior plumbing, ducting, electrical work Fatality Cause: Fire/explosion

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