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Accident: 202329017 - Employees Injured When Boiler Explodes

**Accident: 202329017 -- Report ID: 0352440 -- Event Date: 01/14/2002**
Inspection	Open Date	SIC	Establishment Name
305084758	01/14/2002	9411	Chesapeake Bay Middle School

On January 14, 2002, Employee #1 and Employee #2, building engineers for Chesapeake Bay Middle School of Anne Arundel County Schools were struck and burned when a boiler (Hurst Boiler number 2, Model 0200285, serial number FB2500-15-2) exploded. The boiler exploded when the accumulated fuel oil vapor was ignited inside of the boiler. The fuel oil vapor built up due to numerous resets by the employees that morning. Employee #1 received first degree burns on his face and second degree burns on his hands. Employee #2 received a concussion and damage to the neck.

Keywords: burn, boiler, explosion, fuel oil, neck, concussion, face

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree	Nature	Occupation
1	305084758			Non Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Engineers, n.e.c.
2	305084758			Non Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Engineers, n.e.c.

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