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Occupational Safety and Health Administration OSHA

Accident: 60990.015 - Two Employees Are Killed, Two Injured From Dust Explosion

**Accident: 60990.015 -- Report ID: 0626600 -- Event Date: 04/26/2014**
Inspection	Open Date	SIC	Establishment Name
974475.015	04/27/2014		Georgia-Pacific Llc

At 6:30 p.m. on April 26, 2014, employees were responding to a fire within the s anding dust collection system. The employees were standing next to a dust collec tor when an explosion occurred and the vents on the bag house blew off which exp osed the employees to fire. The employees sustained burns to multiple body parts and were killed.

Keywords: burn, combustible dust, explosion, fire, protective clothing

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree	Occupation
1	974475.015	58	M	Fatality	Electricians
2	974475.015	63	M	Hospitalized injury	Electricians
3	974475.015	58	M	Hospitalized injury	Electricians
4	974475.015	56	M	Fatality	Electricians

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