Accident Report Detail
Accident: 14483499 - Employee Dies Of Steam Burns From Boiler
Accident: 14483499 -- Report ID: 0213100 -- Event Date: 12/15/1989 | |||||||
Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name | ||||
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106816168 | 12/16/1989 | 3111 | Pan American Tannery/Johnstown Leather Corporation | ||||
Employee #1 was blowing down an oil-fired steam boiler (a routine task) when a 2 in. steam pipe broke off at the threaded elbow. A 5 ft section of pipe swung around violently, breaking the feed pipe under the blow-off valve and directing steam toward the employee. Employee #1 sustained 3rd-degree burns over 85 percent of his body and died. | |||||||
Keywords:
burn, work rules, boiler, equipment failure, steam, pipe
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Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation | |
1 | 106816168 | Fatality | Burn/Scald(Heat) | Occupation not reported |