Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14392120 - Three hospitalized after explosion on oil production barge

Accident Summary Nr: 14392120 -- Report ID: 0625700 -- Event Date: 05/20/1997
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
300395993	06/02/1997	1799	0	Triple "G" Services, Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1 was operating a crane mounted on a work barge. Employees #2 and #3 were cutting and welding on an oil production barge close to the work barge. Six oil storage tanks were mounted on a concrete deck on the oil production barge, which had been sunk at the location for 30 years. An explosion occurred inside a barge compartment near the welding that knocked down one oil tank and caused another one to ignite. The force of the explosion went upward, but Employees #1 through #3 sustained injuries that required hospitalization. Apparently crude oil had leaked through the concrete deck into the barge compartment; testing had not revealed the presence of any flammable substances.

Keywords: LEAK, BARGE, FLAMMABLE LIQUID, FIRE, OIL TANK, CONSTRUCTION, WELDING, EXPLOSION, COMBUSTIBLE LIQUID, CUTTING AND BURNING

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		Maintenance or repair		$50,000 to $250,000	1

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	300395993	Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Steel Erection Of Solid Web-Connecting Fatality Cause: Fire/explosion
2	300395993	Hospitalized injury	Concussion	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Steel Erection Of Solid Web-Connecting Fatality Cause: Fire/explosion
3	300395993	Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Steel Erection Of Solid Web-Connecting Fatality Cause: Fire/explosion

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