Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14509418 - Employee dies eight days after burned in fire

Accident Summary Nr: 14509418 -- Report ID: 0316300 -- Event Date: 03/11/1996
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
107468902	03/13/1996	3731	0	Seaward Marine Services, Inc.

Abstract: On March 11, 1996, Employee #1 and a coworker were performing maintenance checks on a hydraulic power unit. Employee #1 was reading a high pressure test gauge hose that was wrapped with a stainless steel braid. The hose came in contact with the exposed energized conductors of the motor starter panel and ruptured, resulting in the ignition of the hydraulic fluid in the hose. The coworker was treated for burns and released. Employee #1 died of his burns eight days later.

Keywords: BURN, MAINTENANCE, SHIPYARD, WORK RULES, FIRE, HYDRAULIC FLUID, HOSE, RUPTURE, TEST EQUIPMENT, UNGUARDED

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	107468902			Fatality	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Occupation not reported

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