Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202004172 - Employees Engulfed by Hot Fly Ash

Accident Summary Nr: 202004172 -- Report ID: 0317000 -- Event Date: 01/14/2002
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
303878243	01/14/2002	4911	0	Trigen Energy Corporation
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
303878714	01/14/2002	7699	0	Mobile Dredging And Pumping Co.

Abstract: Four employees were working at an electric utility facility. Two of the employees were engulfed and burned by a spontaneous release of hot fly ash from a boiler. One employee was killed, and the other was hospitalized for his injuries.

Keywords: BURN, ASH, ELEC UTILITY WORK, BURIED, HIGH TEMPERATURE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	303878243	Fatality	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Supervisors; electricians & power transm. install.
2	303878243	Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Electricians
3	303878714			Occupation not reported

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