Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 98605.015 - Two employees are drowned and four employees hospitalized du

Accident Summary Nr: 98605.015 -- Report ID: 0317500 -- Event Date: 08/30/2017
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1259741.015	08/30/2017		561210	Enerfab Power & Industrial, Inc.
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1259737.015	08/30/2017		221112	Firstenergy Generation Llc
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1259741.015	08/30/2017		561210	Enerfab Power & Industrial, Inc.

Abstract: At 12:40 a.m. on August 30, 2017, six employees were working inside the North LDS Pond Vault and were removing an elbow from a 24 inch LDS Pond pipe located approximately 10 feet from the bottom of the vault. Employee #1 and Employee #2 were removing the last bolts in the top flange when the elbow shifted. Hydrogen sulfide gas and ash slurry escaped from the pipe and began to fill the vault. Employees #1 and #2 were unable to escape the vault and drowned in coal ash slurry. Employees #3 through #6 escaped the vault and were hospitalized due to their exposure to the Hydrogen Sulfide.

Keywords: Access/Egress, Accidental Discharge, Chemical, Chemical Vapor, Confined Space, Drowning, Flowing Material, Toxic Atmosphere

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Occupation
1	1259741.015	34	M	Fatality	Boilermakers
2	1259741.015	42	M	Fatality	Boilermakers
3	1259737.015	30	M	Hospitalized injury	Occupation Not Listed
4	1259741.015	31	M	Hospitalized injury	Boilermakers
5	1259741.015	41	M	Hospitalized injury	Boilermakers
6	1259741.015	43	M	Hospitalized injury	Boilermakers

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