Accident Report Detail
Accident: 200530244 - Employee Killed By Boiler Explosion
Accident: 200530244 -- Report ID: 0751910 -- Event Date: 12/21/2005 | |||||||
Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name | ||||
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308262849 | 12/21/2005 | 2075 | Ag Processing Incorporated | ||||
Employee #1 was assisting a crew bringing a heat exchanger back on line following boiler maintenance. The condensate return line was up to operating pressure of 150 psi and condensate was returning to the boiler. Employee #1 was close to the condensate return pump when it exploded. Flying cast pieces of the impeller housing struck Employee #1 in the head and killed him. | |||||||
Keywords:
head, boiler, mechanic, explosion, struck by, flying object, pump
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Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation | |
1 | 308262849 | Fatality | Other | Occupation not reported |