Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 105940.015 - Employee is killed when a reactor tank explodes

Accident Summary Nr: 105940.015 -- Report ID: 0453710 -- Event Date: 11/24/2017
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1279166.015	11/24/2017	2819	325188	136486 - Pencco, Inc.

Abstract: On November 24, 2017, an employee, the plant manager was performing grinding work on a metal catwalk adjacent to a ferrous sulfate reactor tank that had accumulated hydrogen gas. The hydrogen gas appears to have been ignited by sparks produced from grinding and the employee was killed.

Keywords: Explosion, Grinder, Hydrogen Sulfide, Tank

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1279166.015	64	M	Fatality		Occupation not reported

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