Fatal Incident Summary Report: Fire at a Wastewater Treatment Plant

doi:10.26616/NIOSHFACE8411

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Fatal Incident Summary Report: Fire at a Wastewater Treatment Plant

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National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health. Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation (FACE) Program
Description:

The case of a fire in the floating cover of a digestion tank at a secondary sewage treatment facility which caused the asphyxiation of two laborers was examined. On December 29, 1983, a fire erupted in the floating cover of a digestion tank which two laborers were preparing to paint. The areas around and within the covers had been being heated with propane fueled salamanders through a regulator and hose assembly. When firefighters arrived at the scene, there was heavy smoke and low visibility within the floating cover. The two victims were found dead; the overalls of one victim were singed, and a cigarette lighter was found near the body. The reset button on an automatic pilot valve found in the floating cover was stuck in the open position. Both victims were found to have died from carbon- monoxide (630080) intoxication, and propane (74986) was identified in endotracheal air specimens from both victims. It was speculated that the probable fuel source for the fire was propane, and the probable ignition cause may have been the cigarette lighter. Factors contributing to this fatal incident were the performance of this activity in the cold weather necessitating a need for heaters and the lack of recognition of the floating cover as a confined space.
Subjects:

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Accidents, Occupational Occupational Health Safety
Keywords:

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Accident-analysis Combustion-products Confined-spaces FACE-84-011 Fire-hazards Painting Sewage-treatment Toxic-gases
FACE - NIOSH and State:

All (0000) ; Confined Space (0004)

All (0000) ; Confined Space (0004) Less -
Series:

Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)
Subseries:

NIOSH (In-House)
DOI:

https://doi.org/10.26616/NIOSHFACE8411
Publisher:

National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
Document Type:

Text
Genre:

Field Study
Place as Subject:

West Virginia
CIO:

National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
Division:

DSR - Division of Safety Research
Topic:

Workplace Safety & Health
Location:

North America
Pages in Document:

6 pdf pages
NIOSHTIC Number:

217765
NTIS Accession Number:

PB94-151735
Citation:

Morgantown, : U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, Centers for Disease Control, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
CAS Registry Number:

Carbon monoxide (CAS RN 630-08-0) ; Propane (CAS RN 74-98-6)

Carbon monoxide (CAS RN 630-08-0) ; Propane (CAS RN 74-98-6) Less -
Federal Fiscal Year:

1984
Peer Reviewed:

False
NAICS and SIC Codes:

22 - Utilities - (NAICS 2022)
Start Date:

1983/12/29
Source Full Name:

National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
Resource Number:

FACE-84-11
Collection(s):

National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
Main Document Checksum:

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urn:sha-512:d96c1f0e6dca0d715dcd208ddce8018a43c5d91db8ff2a6466b87d5d0c4a60035b833a8a190fc7f90590bdc203cde3deb1b53ef518150f81b1e9c039c8f09082
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