Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14418412 - Employee killed, another burned during welding explosion

Accident Summary Nr: 14418412 -- Report ID: 0728500 -- Event Date: 09/17/1991
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
106632706	09/19/1991	7692	0	Certified Welders & Robotics & Machining Company

Abstract: Employee #1 was hired to replace the pop off valves on tanks. Employee #2 gave Employee #1 a diagram showing where the holes were to be cut. Employee #1 was using a cutting torch while atop a fuel tank, which contained 224 gallons of #2 diesel fuel. As Employee #2, who was watching the operation, started to walk away, he heard the torch pop, followed by an explosion. A fire ensued. Employee #1 was killed instantly. Employee #2 was burned on 60 percent of his body. The cause of the accident: Employee #1 was using an open flame too close to flammable or combustible vapors. He was using a portable Trailblazer 44D diesel welder mounted to a trailer, attached to a pickup truck.

Keywords: DIESEL FUEL TANK, FLAMMABLE VAPORS, FIRE, WELDING, TORCH, EXPLOSION, CUTTING AND BURNING

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	106632706			Fatality	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Occupation not reported
2	106632706			Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Occupation not reported

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