Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200840999 - Four Employees Are Burned with Steam, One Dies Later

Accident Summary Nr: 200840999 -- Report ID: 0524530 -- Event Date: 04/17/2004
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
303819841	04/19/2004	1711	238220	Icon Mechanical, Llc
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
303819833	04/19/2004	3312	331111	United States Steel Corporation Granite City Works

Abstract: On April 25 2004, Employees #1, #2, #3 and #4 were working in the powerhouse structure to replace a section of a 14-in.water line. One of the steam fitters, a 12 inch header steam line, ruptured at the boiler house. It was believed that the line was less than 200 psi pressure at 500 degrees F. All four employees were severely burned replacing water line in close range of the rupture. The coordinator also received burn injuries. Employee #1 died from the burns. Employees #2 and #3 were hospitalized and treated for burns, while Employee #4 was treated and released.

Keywords: BURN, STEAM LINE, BOILER, RUPTURE, WATER

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Powerplant		Maintenance or repair		$50,000 to $250,000			X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	303819841	Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Plumbers, pipefitters and steamfitters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Installing plumbing, lighting fixtures Fatality Cause: Fire/explosion
2	303819841	Fatality	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Plumbers, pipefitters and steamfitters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Installing plumbing, lighting fixtures Fatality Cause: Fire/explosion
3	303819841	Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Plumbers, pipefitters and steamfitters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Installing plumbing, lighting fixtures Fatality Cause: Fire/explosion
4	303819833	Non Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Supervisors, production occupations	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Fatality Cause:

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