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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14236061

STEAM,PIPE,BURN,RUPTURE,HIGH PRESSURE,ELEC UTILITY WORK

Event
STEAM,PIPE,BURN,RUPTURE,HIGH PRESSURE,ELEC UTILITY WORK
Linked inspection
No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number
14236061
Report ID
953220

Event description

HIGH-PRESSURE STEAM PIPE RUPTURED

Investigation abstract

A 762-millimeter-diameter steam pipe in an electric power generation plant ruptu ast because it was time for a shift change and employees were picking up their a ssignments to start the second shift. The ten employees who survived the blast w ere hospitalized for their injuries. red. The welded steam pipe apparently failed at the welded seam and split longit udinally along the 4.9-meter length of the pipe. The pipe contained reheated ste am at 2000 to 2300 pascals and 538 degrees Celsius. When the pipe ruptured, it v ented toward the lunch and control rooms, subjecting 16 employees to the steam a nd flying debris. The blast entered the areas through an open door in the lunchr oom and through the glass of a closed door in the control room, killing six of t he employees and injuring the rest. The injured and deceased employees were loca ted in these two rooms. Traffic was heavier in these areas at the time of the bl

Victims (19)

  1. #1 Hospitalized Age 25 M

    Nature of injury
    5
    Part of body
    4
    Event type
    2
    Source
    6
    Occupation code
    999
    Human factor
    14
    Environmental factor
    11
    Task assigned
    2

  2. #10 Hospitalized Age 33 M

    Nature of injury
    5
    Part of body
    4
    Event type
    2
    Source
    6
    Occupation code
    999
    Human factor
    14
    Environmental factor
    11
    Task assigned
    2

  3. #11 Hospitalized Age 32 M

    Nature of injury
    5
    Part of body
    4
    Event type
    2
    Source
    6
    Occupation code
    999
    Human factor
    14
    Environmental factor
    11
    Task assigned
    2

  4. #12 Fatality Age 57 M

    Nature of injury
    5
    Part of body
    4
    Event type
    2
    Source
    6
    Occupation code
    999
    Human factor
    14
    Environmental factor
    11
    Task assigned
    2

  5. #13 Hospitalized Age 43 M

    Nature of injury
    5
    Part of body
    4
    Event type
    2
    Source
    6
    Occupation code
    999
    Human factor
    14
    Environmental factor
    11
    Task assigned
    2

  6. #14 Hospitalized Age 33 M

    Nature of injury
    5
    Part of body
    4
    Event type
    2
    Source
    6
    Occupation code
    999
    Human factor
    14
    Environmental factor
    11
    Task assigned
    2

  7. #15 Fatality Age 32 M

    Nature of injury
    5
    Part of body
    4
    Event type
    2
    Source
    6
    Occupation code
    999
    Human factor
    14
    Environmental factor
    11
    Task assigned
    2

  8. #16 Fatality Age 30 M

    Nature of injury
    5
    Part of body
    4
    Event type
    2
    Source
    6
    Occupation code
    999
    Human factor
    14
    Environmental factor
    11
    Task assigned
    2

  9. #2 Hospitalized Age 31 M

    Nature of injury
    5
    Part of body
    4
    Event type
    2
    Source
    6
    Occupation code
    999
    Human factor
    14
    Environmental factor
    11
    Task assigned
    2

  10. #3 Fatality Age 33 M

    Nature of injury
    5
    Part of body
    4
    Event type
    2
    Source
    6
    Occupation code
    999
    Human factor
    14
    Environmental factor
    11
    Task assigned
    2

  11. #4 Hospitalized Age 34 F

    Nature of injury
    5
    Part of body
    4
    Event type
    2
    Source
    6
    Occupation code
    999
    Human factor
    14
    Environmental factor
    11
    Task assigned
    2

  12. #5 Fatality Age 39 M

    Nature of injury
    5
    Part of body
    4
    Event type
    2
    Source
    6
    Occupation code
    999
    Human factor
    14
    Environmental factor
    11
    Task assigned
    2

  13. #6 Hospitalized Age 34 M

    Nature of injury
    5
    Part of body
    4
    Event type
    2
    Source
    6
    Occupation code
    999
    Human factor
    14
    Environmental factor
    11
    Task assigned
    2

  14. #7 Hospitalized Age 35 M

    Nature of injury
    5
    Part of body
    4
    Event type
    2
    Source
    6
    Occupation code
    999
    Human factor
    14
    Environmental factor
    11
    Task assigned
    2

  15. #8 Hospitalized Age 60 M

    Nature of injury
    5
    Part of body
    4
    Event type
    2
    Source
    6
    Occupation code
    999
    Human factor
    14
    Environmental factor
    11
    Task assigned
    2

  16. #9 Fatality Age 35 M

    Nature of injury
    5
    Part of body
    4
    Event type
    2
    Source
    6
    Occupation code
    999
    Human factor
    14
    Environmental factor
    11
    Task assigned
    2

  17. #981 Degree 0 Age 0

    Nature of injury
    0
    Part of body
    0
    Event type
    0
    Source
    0
    Occupation code
    0
    Human factor
    0
    Environmental factor
    0
    Task assigned
    0

  18. #982 Degree 0 Age 0

    Nature of injury
    0
    Part of body
    0
    Event type
    0
    Source
    0
    Occupation code
    0
    Human factor
    0
    Environmental factor
    0
    Task assigned
    0

  19. #983 Degree 0 Age 0

    Nature of injury
    0
    Part of body
    0
    Event type
    0
    Source
    0
    Occupation code
    0
    Human factor
    0
    Environmental factor
    0
    Task assigned
    0

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