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Accident Summary Nr: 117602.015 - Two employees are killed in oil tank explosion

Accident Summary Nr: 117602.015 -- Report ID: 0257220 -- Event Date: 06/25/2019
Inspection NrDate OpenedSICNAICSEstablishment Name
1412578.01506/25/2019237120Yamil Bermudez Guzman

Abstract: At 10:41 a.m. on June 25, 2019, Employees #1 and #2 were working at a multiemployer project at an oil refinery. They were welding a deck bridge between two oil tanks when an explosion occurred. Both employees were engulfed in flames and were killed.

Keywords: Bridge Deck, Burn, Chemical Vapor, Construction, Explosion, Flammable Liquid, Flammable Vapors, Heat, Oil Tank, Welder, Welding
Accident Details
End Use Project Type Project Cost Stories Non-building Height Fatality
Refinery Maintenance or repair   X

Employee Details
Employee # Inspection Nr Age Sex Degree of Injury Nature of Injury Occupation Construction
1 1412578.015 47 M Fatality Welders and cutters Distance of Fall: feet
Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet
Cause: Placing bridge deck
Fatality Cause:
2 1412578.015 20 M Fatality Welders and cutters Distance of Fall: feet
Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet
Cause: Placing bridge deck
Fatality Cause:

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