Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 133246.015 - Employee dies from burns received in gas tank explosion

Accident Summary Nr: 133246.015 -- Report ID: 0420600 -- Event Date: 02/11/2021
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1514490.015	02/09/2021		238910	Wright'S Excavating, Inc.

Abstract: At 3:53 p.m. on February 11, 2021, an employee attempted to remove the gas tank from a boat using a cut saw. While cutting with the saw a spark was created that ignited the fuel tank that exploded. The employee received burns to forty percent of their body and died a week later.

Keywords: Boat, Burn, Cutting, Explosion, Gas, Saw, Spark, Tank

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1514490.015	59	M	Fatality		Helpers, extractive occupations

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