Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 121687.015 - Employee sustains burns when flammable vapors in tank ignite

Accident Summary Nr: 121687.015 -- Report ID: 0418300 -- Event Date: 11/06/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1444932.015	11/14/2019		238910	Able Hauling & Excavating, Llc

Abstract: At 3:45 p.m. on November 6, 2019, an employee working as a heavy equipment operator for an excavation and hauling contractor was removing rust from the interior of a 60 to 70-gallon fuel tank. The employee was using an electric portable tool in the tank that had previously held diesel fuel. The employee had his arms inside the tank while operating the electric tool when a flash fire occurred in the tank. The burned his left hand and arm and his neck and was hospitalized.

Keywords: Arm, Burn, Cleaning, Confined Space, Diesel Fuel Tank, Entry Permit, Equipment Operator, Fire, Flammable Vapors, Flash, Fuel Tank, Hand, Hand Tool, High Temperature, Ignite, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Neck, Tank, Unauthorized Entry

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1444932.015	51	M	Hospitalized injury		Equipment Operator: Heavy

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