Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14342067 - Employees killed in tank fire

Accident Summary Nr: 14342067 -- Report ID: 0418800 -- Event Date: 11/11/1991
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
106114267	11/13/1991	3731	0	Miami Shipyards Corporation

Abstract: Employees #1 and #2 were welding in a confined space (fuel and ballast tanks) when a fire erupted in the space over them. Employee #1 was burned to death in the fire. Employee #2 died in the tank from asphyxiation.

Keywords: BURN, OXYGEN DEFICIENCY, ASPHYXIATED, SHIPYARD, CONFINED SPACE, FIRE, WELDING, TANK

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	106114267			Fatality	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Hand packers and packagers
2	106114267			Fatality	Asphyxia	Hand packers and packagers

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