OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14232086
BURN,BOILER,LOCKOUT,ELEC UTILITY WORK,HOT WATER
Event description
BURNED BY HOT WATER AND ASH
Investigation abstract
Some maintenance employees at an electric power generation plant were replacing a valve and performing inspections. After replacing the valve, the employees wer e inspecting clinker grinder teeth when a hydraulic door opened, and 71- to 77-d egree-C hot water and ash covered the employees. One of the employees died of th e burn injuries he sustained in the accident. (The original report did not list any of the other employees on an injury line.)
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 43 M
- Nature of injury
- 5
- Part of body
- 19
- Event type
- 1
- Source
- 41
- Occupation code
- 549
- Human factor
- 17
- Environmental factor
- 11
- Task assigned
- 1
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