Accident Report Detail
Accident: 200002442 - Employees Are Killed And Injured In Steam Line Rupture
Accident: 200002442 -- Report ID: 0728500 -- Event Date: 05/09/2007 | |||||||
Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name | ||||
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310932322 | 05/10/2007 | 4911 | Kansas City Power & Light Company | ||||
A pipe that was carrying boiler water at 350 degrees Fahrenheit and 2,500 pounds of pressure ruptured unexpectedly at a coal fired electric generating station. Several employees were working a few yards away unplugging wet coal in a pulverizer. Employee #1 was struck by the water and steam and was killed immediately. The other two nearby employees were severely burned. Employee #2 died of burns in the hospital a day later. Employee #3 was hospitalized. | |||||||
Keywords:
burn, heat, coal, rupture, steam, pipe, coal crusher
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Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation | |
1 | 310932322 | Fatality | Burn/Scald(Heat) | Occupation not reported | |||
2 | 310932322 | Hospitalized injury | Burn/Scald(Heat) | Occupation not reported | |||
3 | 310932322 | Fatality | Burn/Scald(Heat) | Occupation not reported |