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Accident Summary Nr: 122031.015 - Two employees sustain minor cuts when struck by explosion de

Accident Summary Nr: 122031.015 -- Report ID: 0352430 -- Event Date: 09/18/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1432544.015	09/18/2019		541330	Tate Engineering Systems, Inc.

Abstract: At 8:30 a.m. on September 18, 2019, two employees were preparing to perform maintenance on a boiler, they started the burner to a boiler, and completed the shutdown and purge process for the gas. After the purge process was complete, the two employees heard a loud noise from an explosion at the top of the 115-foot smokestack located outside the boiler building. The two employees were struck by debris and sustained minor cuts on their arms and heads and were treated without hospitalization.

Keywords: Arm, Boiler, Cut, Explosion, Flying Object, Head, Laceration, Purging, Struck By

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1432544.015	44	M	Non Hospitalized injury		Boilermakers
2	1432544.015	61	M	Non Hospitalized injury		Boilermakers

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