Accident Report Detail
Accident: 14302301 - Boiler Explosion Kills One Employee
Accident: 14302301 -- Report ID: 0653510 -- Event Date: 10/20/1987 | |||||||
Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name | ||||
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104707153 | 10/21/1987 | 2911 | Navajo Refining Company, Llc | ||||
On October 21, 1987, Employee # 1 was in the process of lighting the pilot to a boiler. He was approximately 3 ft. from the west end of the boiler, inside of an enclosure. Employee #2 was standing nearby, approximately 5 ft. west of the boiler, just outside of the enclosure. The boiler exploded, due to the presence of gas in the boiler. Employee #1 was struck in the head by flying debris and killed. Employee #2 was in a state of shock, but otherwise not injured and was not hospitalized. | |||||||
Keywords:
head, shock, amputated, pressure vessel, boiler, explosion, flying object
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Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation | |
1 | 104707153 | Fatality | Concussion | Furnace, kiln and oven operators | |||
2 | 104707153 | Non Hospitalized injury | Other | Furnace, kiln and oven operators |