Accident Report Detail

Accident: 132882.015 - Employee Is Killed By Explosion While Torch Cutting On Tank

**Accident: 132882.015 -- Report ID: 0626000 -- Event Date: 01/30/2021**
Inspection	Open Date	SIC	Establishment Name
1512046.015	01/26/2021		Triple A Dump Truck Service, L.L.C.

At 11:15 p.m. on January 30, 2021, an employee was torch cutting a metal tank to sell for scrap metal. The torch cutting caused the tank to explode killing the employee, who suffered 3rd degree burns.

Keywords: acetylene torch, burn, cutting, cutting and burning, explosion, flammable liquid, flammable vapors, gas powered welder, maintenance, mechanic, oxygen, purging, scrap metal, tank, torch, training, welder, welding

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree	Nature	Occupation
1	1512046.015	34	M	Fatality		Construction laborers

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