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Accident Summary Nr: 113708.015 - Three employees receive burn injuries when storage tank expl

Accident Summary Nr: 113708.015 -- Report ID: 0626000 -- Event Date: 09/05/2018
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1345416.015	09/10/2018		238190	Ramirez Welding, Inc.

Abstract: At 1:15 p.m. on September 5, 2018, three employees prepared to open the hatch of a storage tank. When a pneumatic tool was unable to remove the bolts to the hatch, the employees used a hand grinder to cut the bolts. At some point, the sparks made from the cutting action of the grinder ignited the fumes/vapors in the tank and the tank exploded. All three employees were taken to the hospital for treatment for unspecified burn injuries with two employees hospitalized for further treatment and one treated and released.

Keywords: Bolt, Burn, Cutting, Explosion, Flammable Vapors, Grinder, Hatch, Pneumatic tool , Storage Tank

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Occupation
1	1345416.015	20	M	Hospitalized injury	Welders and cutters
2	1345416.015	52	M	Hospitalized injury	Welders and cutters
3	1345416.015	48	M	Hospitalized injury	Welders and cutters

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