Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 110563.015 - Three employees receive burns when storage tank explodes

Accident Summary Nr: 110563.015 -- Report ID: 0830500 -- Event Date: 10/27/2018
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1357261.015	10/29/2018		238910	Element Services, Llc

Abstract: At 9:00 a.m. on October 27, 2018, three employees were working on a used, five hundred bbl (barrel) storage tank to remove corroded bolts from a man way. At some point, the tank exploded and severely burned Employee #1's face and body and Employees #2 and #3 received burns to their bodies. All three employees were hospitalized for treatment.

Keywords: Burn, Explosion, Face, Storage Tank, Torso

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		Maintenance or repair				15

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1357261.015	23	M	Hospitalized injury	Operations & systems researchers and analysts	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Other Activities-Installing Ornamental And Archite Fatality Cause:
2	1357261.015	30	M	Hospitalized injury	Operations & systems researchers and analysts	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Other Activities-Installing Ornamental And Archite Fatality Cause:
3	1357261.015	30	M	Hospitalized injury	Operations & systems researchers and analysts	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Other Activities-Installing Ornamental And Archite Fatality Cause:

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