Boiler repair fatality

摘要

While at berth, a water leak was suspected in the boiler/ economiser so it was shut down for inspection. After the boiler had cooled, an engineer and a fitter entered the boiler space from the bottom manhole door. They were satisfied it was safe as the pressure gauge indicated zero. They identified a leaky boiler tube and plugged it from the bottom. Their plan was to plug the same tube from the top before restarting the boiler.