Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14569222 - FUEL TANK EXPLODED WHILE BEING WELDED

Accident Summary Nr: 14569222 -- Report ID: 1054116 -- Event Date: 04/02/1984
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
15077217	04/03/1984	7692	0	Coast Metal Works Inc

Abstract: ON APRIL 2, 1984, A FUEL TRAILER BELONGING TO RON'S OIL IN BANDON, OREGON WAS BROUGHT TO COAST METAL WORKS FOR REPAIRS ON A LEAK IN THE FUEL DISCHARGE LINE. EMPLOYEE #1, AN EMPLOYEE FOR COAST METALWORKS, WENT OUT AND CLOSED THE MAIN VALVES ON THE BOTTOM OF THE TANK AND DRAINED THE DISCHARGE LINE. HE THEN PULLED THE TRAILER INTO THE SHOP AND PROCEEDED TO WELD A PATCH ON THE THE PIPE WHERE THE LEAK WAS. THE ARC WELDER IGNITED THE FUMES IN THE PIPE AND TANK CAUSING THE TANK TO EXPLODE. THE EXPLOSION BLEW THE PIPES OFF OF THE BOTTOM OF THE TANK. THE PIPES STRUCK EMPLOYEE #1 IN THE ABDOMEN, CAUSING INTERNAL INJURIES TO HIS RIGHT SIDE.

Keywords: ABDOMEN, FLAMMABLE VAPORS, WELDING, EXPLOSION, FUEL OIL, PIPE, STRUCK BY, TRAILER, TANK

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	15077217			Hospitalized injury	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Occupation not reported

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