Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14241764 - Employee killed in tank car explosion

Accident Summary Nr: 14241764 -- Report ID: 0627700 -- Event Date: 02/23/1993
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
108740853	02/24/1993	4789	0	Woodward Rail Car Co.

Abstract: Employee #1 was cleaning the inside of a 33,000 gallon railcar tank that had contained liquid propane. He had not tested the atmosphere inside the tank and was using electrical equipment, such as a Shop-Vac vacuum cleaner, a Little Giant submersible pump, and a halogen light, that was not intrinsically safe. During the cleaning operation a spark from the electrical equipment caused an explosion, killing Employee #1.

Keywords: BURN, FLAMMABLE VAPORS, RAILROAD TANK CAR, WORK RULES, CLEANING, TANK CLEANING, EXPLOSION, PROPANE, SPARK, ELEC EQUIPMENT--MISC

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	108740853			Fatality	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Occupation not reported

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