Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14482228 - Employee killed when urethane ignites and explodes in tank

Accident Summary Nr: 14482228 -- Report ID: 0316400 -- Event Date: 05/13/1987
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
725341	05/15/1987	1721	0	Stewart Industrial Services, Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1 was spraying a coat of flammable urethane on the inside of a 7 ft high by 6 ft diameter metal tank. The vapors ignited and exploded while he was leaving the tank. Employee #1 was killed.

Keywords: VAPOR, FLAMMABLE VAPORS, WORK RULES, FIRE, CONSTRUCTION, EXPLOSION, CHEMICAL VAPOR, TANK

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	725341			Fatality	Electric Shock	Occupation not reported

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