Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14532071 - EMPLOYEE ASPHYXIATED IN TANK; EXIT PREVENTED BY STEAM LINE

Accident Summary Nr: 14532071 -- Report ID: 1032100 -- Event Date: 12/10/1986
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
100001650	12/11/1986	5172	0	U.S. Coast Guard

Abstract: EMPLOYEE # 1 WAS IN THE FS-6 FUEL-TANK PUMP ROOM OF TANK #166, CHECKING THE SUMP PUMP OPERATION. THE SUMP PUMP HAD TO BE CHECKED DAILY, SINCE THIS PUMP REMOVES WATER ACCUMULATED IN THE BOTTOM OF THE TANK DUE TO FLOODING. AN 8 INCH, 50 PSI STEAM LINE, LOCATED NEXT TO THE EGRESS LADDER, BROKE, PREVENTING THE EMPLOYEE FROM ESCAPING THE TANK. HE DIED FROM ASPHYXIATION.

Keywords: MAINTENANCE, ASPHYXIATED, CONFINED SPACE, RUPTURE, STEAM, TANK

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	100001650			Fatality	Asphyxia	Occupation not reported

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