Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14422364 - EMPLOYEE KILLED WHEN STRUCK BY EXPLODING BARREL

Accident Summary Nr: 14422364 -- Report ID: 0729700 -- Event Date: 08/08/1989
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
103100335	08/10/1989	1311	0	Brecheisen Oil Co.

Abstract: Employee #1 was using a Marquette Star Jet GW2-52 oxygen and acetylene cutting torch on or near a 55-gallon drum. The drum, which originally contained a Class 1C flammable liquid, exploded. The explosion blew the top off the drum at Employee #1 who was thrown 18 feet. Probable cause of death was traumatic laceration and hemothorax.

Keywords: OXYGEN, ACETYLENE, FIRE, WELDER, EXPLOSION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	103100335			Fatality	Cut/Laceration	Occupation not reported

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