Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 896811 - Two employees die of burns in boiler fire

Accident Summary Nr: 896811 -- Report ID: 0355118 -- Event Date: 11/07/1999
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
303095269	11/08/1999	1795	0	Guy M. Turner, Inc.

Abstract: Employees #1 and #2 were working from a manbasket suspended from a crane, disassembling the #2 fuel boiler silo. A fire ignited, and both workers suffered fatal burns.

Keywords: BURN, PERSONNEL CAGE, BOILER, FIRE, CONSTRUCTION, COMBUSTIBLE DUST, ELEVATED WORK PLAT, CRANE, SILO

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Tower, tank, storage elevator		Demolition		$50,000 to $250,000		48	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	303095269			Fatality	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Supervisors; handlers,equip-cleaners,laborers nec	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Demolition Fatality Cause: Fire/explosion
2	303095269			Fatality	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Demolition Fatality Cause: Fire/explosion

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