Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 164270.015 - Employee is killed when tank explodes

Accident Summary Nr: 164270.015 -- Report ID: 0552652 -- Event Date: 02/05/2024
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1729418.015	02/21/2024		213112	Trak Oil Llc

Abstract: At 3:45 p.m. on February 5, 2024, an employee was using an Airman PDS185S (185 CFM) Portable Air Compressor to force residual petroleum-related waste products from a pressurized free water knockout tank. The tank exploded and the employee sustained a combination of thermal injuries and inhalation of the byproducts of the combustion. The employee was killed.

Keywords: Burn, Cleaning, Compressor, Exploded, Explosion, Inhalation, Tank, Tank Cleaning, Water Tank

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1729418.015	71	M	Fatality		Petroleum engineers

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