Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14394431 - Nine employees burned when welding ignites tank vapors

Accident Summary Nr: 14394431 -- Report ID: 0625700 -- Event Date: 04/19/1989
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
100475920	04/20/1989	1311	0	Nerco Oil And Gas, Inc.
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
101477479	04/28/1989	1731	0	Electrical Instrumentation Unlimited, Inc.
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
101474443	04/24/1989	3498	0	M. R. Friday, Inc.

Abstract: Employees #1 through #9, who were employed by two separate contractors, were cutting and welding a 2 in. vent line to an operational saltwater tank. Some flammable vapors from the tank that had entered the vent line and were ignited when they reached the cutting operations, causing an explosion. Employees #1 through #9 sustained second- and third-degree burns. Employees #1 through #3, #8, and #9 were hospitalized; Employees #4 through #7 were treated and released.

Keywords: FLAMMABLE VAPORS, WORK RULES, EXPLOSION, TANK, BURN, WELDER, CUTTING AND BURNING

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	100475920			Occupation Not Listed
2	101477479	Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Occupation not reported
3	101477479	Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Occupation not reported
4	101474443	Non Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Occupation not reported
5	101474443	Non Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Occupation not reported
6	101474443	Non Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Occupation not reported
7	101474443	Non Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Occupation not reported
8	101474443	Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Occupation not reported
9	101474443	Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Occupation not reported
10	101474443	Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Occupation not reported

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