Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14402341 - Employee killed in tanker explosion

Accident Summary Nr: 14402341 -- Report ID: 0626000 -- Event Date: 05/20/1989
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
100584648	05/23/1989	3599	0	Modern Machine Shop, Inc.

Abstract: At approximately 9:03 a.m. on May 20, 1989, Employee #1 was welding a 3 in. long by 1/4 in. wide crack on the bottom of an aluminum tanker when there was an explosion. He was decapitated. Coworkers in the area were only slightly injured and none required hospitalization. The tanker was used to haul salt water; it had not been cleaned nor had any instruments been used to test the atmosphere inside the tanker prior to welding.

Keywords: TANK TRUCK, HEAD, WORK RULES, WELDING, EXPLOSION, DECAPITATED

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	100584648			Fatality	Amputation	Occupation not reported

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