Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201562568 - Ten Employees Are Burned by Steam Inside Tunnel

Accident Summary Nr: 201562568 -- Report ID: 0854910 -- Event Date: 11/01/2010
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
314192220	11/01/2010	1799	238290	Thermal West Industrial

Abstract: On November 1, 2010, Employees #1 through #10 were working in a new section of utility tunnel on the University of Utah campus. A power failure at the High Temperature Water Plant caused a valve to open and release water that had been heated to a temperature of 400 degrees Fahrenheit. Steam then traveled throughout the old and new sections of the tunnel system, burning all ten employees. Five of the ten employees were hospitalized for treatment.

Keywords: BURN, TUNNEL, EQUIPMENT FAILURE, STEAM, VALVE, PRESSURE RELEASE, HIGH TEMPERATURE

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		New project or new addition		$20,000,000 and over

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	314192220	Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Insulation Workers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Installing underground plumbing conduit Fatality Cause: Other
2	314192220	Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Insulation Workers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Installing underground plumbing conduit Fatality Cause: Other
3	314192220	Non Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Insulation Workers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Installing underground plumbing conduit Fatality Cause: Other
4	314192220	Non Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Insulation Workers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Installing underground plumbing conduit Fatality Cause: Other
5	314192220	Non Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Insulation Workers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Installing underground plumbing conduit Fatality Cause: Other
6	314192220	Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Insulation Workers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Installing underground plumbing conduit Fatality Cause: Other
7	314192220	Non Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Insulation Workers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Installing underground plumbing conduit Fatality Cause: Other
8	314192220	Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Insulation Workers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Installing underground plumbing conduit Fatality Cause: Other
9	314192220	Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Insulation Workers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Installing underground plumbing conduit Fatality Cause: Other
10	314192220	Non Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Insulation Workers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Installing underground plumbing conduit Fatality Cause: Other

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