Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14273437 - Employee severely burned when tank explodes

Accident Summary Nr: 14273437 -- Report ID: 0111100 -- Event Date: 09/13/1990
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
100987205	09/13/1990	2421	0	4obbins Lumber, Inc.

Abstract: On August 23, 1990, Employee #1, a truck driver, used an oxygen fuel gas cutting torch to cut into a tank that previously contained a flammable liquid. The tank exploded, causing 1st-, 2nd-, and 3rd-degree burns over the upper portion of the employee's body. He was hospitalized.

Keywords: BURN, FLAMMABLE LIQUID, TORCH, EXPLOSION, TANK, CUTTING AND BURNING

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	100987205			Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Occupation not reported

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