Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201623626 - Millwrights Are Burned Removing Steam Line Valve

Accident Summary Nr: 201623626 -- Report ID: 1054196 -- Event Date: 03/31/2013
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
316792399	04/01/2013	2436	321212	Roseburg Forest Products Co

Abstract: On March 31, 2013, two employees were working as millwrights for a veneer and plywood manufacturer. They were working from an elevated work platform or lifting cage removing a valve from an 8-inch-diameter (200-millimeter-diameter) steam line. When they separated the valve from the pipeline, they were burned on the arms and back by a release of steam and condensate.

Keywords: BURN, MAINTENANCE, STEAM LINE, STEAM, LUMBER, MILLWRIGHT, VALVE, SKIN, ELEVATED WORK PLAT

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	316792399			Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Millwrights
2	316792399			Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Millwrights

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