Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 148381.015 - One employee is killed, five are injured when tank explodes

Accident Summary Nr: 148381.015 -- Report ID: 0419400 -- Event Date: 08/04/2022
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1611474.015	07/29/2022		213112	W.S. Red Hancock Inc.

Abstract: At 8:00 a.m. on July 29, 2022, employees were welding piping that connected two salt water disposal tanks and installing a catwalk to the tanks. Two employees were welding on the piping, when an explosion occurred. Seven employees suffered burns in the explosion and six of the employees required hospitalization. One of the six employees hospitalized died on August 4, 2022, as a result of his burns.

Keywords: Burn, Catwalk, Explosion, Fire, Pipe, Water Tank, Welder, Welding

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		Alteration or rehabilitation				20	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1611474.015	25	M	Fatality		Welders and cutters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Temporary work (buildings, facilities) Fatality Cause:

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