Industry Summary
The industry has shown a significant reduction in workforce , at least in the last reported period between 2014 and 2015. Over 2,729 employees lost their job in that period, a loss of -2.76%. The most recent numbers show a total of 1,737 businesses currently operating in the Fossil Fuel Electric Power Generation industry. With OSHA reported accident rates of less than that of the the Electric Power Generation Industry as a whole, things have been relatively safe over the past five years.
On Wednesday, August 30th 2017 OSHA reps took a report of a serious accident in Shippingport, PA which had occured previously at Firstenergy Generation Llc. A 43 year old Boilermaker had been injured when the two employees are drowned and four employees hospitalized du
Accident Date2017-08-30
Accident DegreeHospitalized injury
NarrativeAt 12:40 a.m. on August 30, 2017, six employees were working inside the North LDS Pond Vault and were removing an elbow from a 24 inch LDS Pond pipe located approximately 10 feet from the bottom of the vault. Employee #1 and Employee #2 were removing the last bolts in the top flange when the elbow shifted. Hydrogen sulfide gas and ash slurry escaped from the pipe and began to fill the vault. Employees #1 and #2 were unable to escape the vault and drowned in coal ash slurry. Employees #3 through #6 escaped the vault and were hospitalized due to their exposure to the Hydrogen Sulfide.
The accident investigation below was opened on Wednesday, August 30th 2017 by OSHA representitives in Shippingport, PA after learning of an incident at Firstenergy Generation Llc which had occured on the same day. A 43 year old man working as a Boilermaker was injured on the job when the two employees are drowned and four employees hospitalized du
Accident Date2017-08-30
Accident DegreeHospitalized injury
NarrativeAt 12:40 a.m. on August 30, 2017, six employees were working inside the North LDS Pond Vault and were removing an elbow from a 24 inch LDS Pond pipe located approximately 10 feet from the bottom of the vault. Employee #1 and Employee #2 were removing the last bolts in the top flange when the elbow shifted. Hydrogen sulfide gas and ash slurry escaped from the pipe and began to fill the vault. Employees #1 and #2 were unable to escape the vault and drowned in coal ash slurry. Employees #3 through #6 escaped the vault and were hospitalized due to their exposure to the Hydrogen Sulfide.
OSHA investigators arrived in Shippingport, PA on Wednesday, August 30th 2017 and began an accident investigation after learning of an incident at Firstenergy Generation Llc which had occured on the same day. A 31 year old Boilermaker had been injured when the two employees are drowned and four employees hospitalized du
Accident Date2017-08-30
Accident DegreeHospitalized injury
NarrativeAt 12:40 a.m. on August 30, 2017, six employees were working inside the North LDS Pond Vault and were removing an elbow from a 24 inch LDS Pond pipe located approximately 10 feet from the bottom of the vault. Employee #1 and Employee #2 were removing the last bolts in the top flange when the elbow shifted. Hydrogen sulfide gas and ash slurry escaped from the pipe and began to fill the vault. Employees #1 and #2 were unable to escape the vault and drowned in coal ash slurry. Employees #3 through #6 escaped the vault and were hospitalized due to their exposure to the Hydrogen Sulfide.