OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14374979

CARDINAL OPERATING COMPANY

BRILLIANT, OH— 1984-06-15T00:00:00

Event: BURN,FUEL LINE,COAL DUST,EXPLOSION,ELEC UTILITY WORK,DUST INHALATION
NAICS: 000000
Inspection type: Accident-driven
Activity number: #1663657
Employer profile: CARDINAL OPERATING COMPANY
Summary number: 14374979
Report ID: 522500

Event description

COAL DUST EXPLOSION

Investigation abstract

One of several fuel pipes that carry fuel to the boiler furnace became very hot. When the system was shut down, an explosion occurred in the other fuel pipes. C oal dust was possibly ignited by the hot fuel pipe. The workers were preparing t o cool the fuel pipe with a fire hose. Employees #1, 2, 4 and 5 were on the H R deck, unit 1. Employee #3 was on the H 8 deck, unit 1, 15 feet below the H R dec k. The employees received burns and suffered from dust inhalation.

Victims (5)

#1 Fatality Age 46 M

Nature of injury
5

Part of body
19

Event type
14

Source
6

Occupation code
999

Human factor
6

Environmental factor
10

Task assigned
1
#2 Hospitalized Age 32 M

Nature of injury
5

Part of body
19

Event type
14

Source
6

Occupation code
999

Human factor
6

Environmental factor
10

Task assigned
1
#3 Hospitalized Age 54 M

Nature of injury
5

Part of body
28

Event type
8

Source
6

Occupation code
999

Human factor
6

Environmental factor
10

Task assigned
1
#4 Hospitalized Age 28 M

Nature of injury
5

Part of body
19

Event type
14

Source
6

Occupation code
999

Human factor
6

Environmental factor
10

Task assigned
1
#5 Hospitalized Age 24 M

Nature of injury
5

Part of body
28

Event type
8

Source
6

Occupation code
999

Human factor
6

Environmental factor
10

Task assigned
1

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