Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 117481.015 - Employee is burned when welding on tank that explodes

Accident Summary Nr: 117481.015 -- Report ID: 0625700 -- Event Date: 06/24/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1411493.015	06/26/2019		921190	Aecom

Abstract: At 1:45 p.m. on June 24, 2019, Employee #1 was welding tabs on two fuel tanks. The tanks were newly fabricated, but the fuel pumps affixed to them, one gasoline and one diesel, were used and contained residual fumes. Employee #1 completed welding on the diesel fuel tank. He was standing in the bed of a truck welding tabs on the gasoline fuel tank when the tank exploded and caused Employee #1 to catch fire. Coworkers used a fire extinguisher and patted out the fire on Employee #1, and they helped Employee #1 pull off his two shirts. Employee #1 was hospitalized overnight with second degree burns to his face, chest, and arms from the fire.

Keywords: Arm, Burn, Chest, Diesel Fuel Tank, Explosion, Face, Fire, Fire Extinguisher, Gasoline, Tank, Welding

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1411493.015	30	M	Hospitalized injury		Welders and cutters

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