Accident Report Detail
Accident Summary Nr: 14397517 - Employee killed when severely burned in crude oil fire
Inspection Nr | Date Opened | SIC | NAICS | Establishment Name |
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110387081 | 07/18/1990 | 4925 | 0 | Gartman'S Butane Co., Inc. |
Abstract: Employee #1, a tank truck driver, had been sent by the company's dispatcher to pick up a load of hydrocarbon distillates at the R & K Oil Company yard, 3 miles west of Mertzon, TX. It is suspected that vapors leaking out of the ground in the yard from a previous spill were ignited by the truck's exhaust. There was a flash fire and explosion. Employee #1 sustained third-degree burns over 95 percent of his body. He later died at the University Burn Center in Lubbock, TX.
Employee # | Inspection Nr | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
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1 | 110387081 | Fatality | Burn/Scald(Heat) | Occupation not reported |