Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201482213 - Employee sustained burns from pressurized steam

Accident Summary Nr: 201482213 -- Report ID: 0950622 -- Event Date: 12/24/1998
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125838243	04/29/1999	5063	0	P&P Reilly, Inc. Dba Process Control Maintenance

Abstract: On December 24, 1998, Employee #1 was seriously injured while opening the non-return valve at Boiler Number Two at Newark Sierra Paperboard and pressurized steam released from the pipeline. Employee #1 sustained secondary burns to the face, right ear and extremities, and he fractured his right femur. Employee #1 was hospitalized.

Keywords: BURN, FRACTURE, BOILER, EAR, STEAM, PIPELINE, VALVE, FACE, LEG

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	125838243			Hospitalized injury	Dislocation	Supervisors; plumbers, pipefitters & steamfitters

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