Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170063861 - Employees injured in chemical/petroleum explosion

Accident Summary Nr: 170063861 -- Report ID: 0453710 -- Event Date: 07/16/1992
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
18535740	07/16/1992	3251	0	Cherokee Brick Company Of North Carolina, Inc.
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
111137634	07/16/1992	4953	0	Noble Oil Services, Inc.

Abstract: Employee #2, accompanied by Employee #1, drove a Cusco vacuum tank truck onto Cherokee Brick Property. Their job was to empty eight 55-gallon drums of 50 percent hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) into the tank on their truck and transport it to a wastewater storage tank, where it would be inserted to clean the water. The employees emptied the hydrogen peroxide into the truck tank, which contained petroleum residue. They transported the hydrogen peroxide to the storage tank and were preparing to back up to the tank when their truck tank exploded. Both Employees #1 and #2 were hospitalized for lacerations, abrasions, and internal injuries.

Keywords: TANK TRUCK, HYDROGEN PEROXIDE, EXPLOSION, LACERATION, ABRASION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	18535740	Hospitalized injury	Concussion	Truck drivers, light
2	18535740	Hospitalized injury	Concussion	Supervisors, motor vehicle operators
3	111137634			Occupation Not Listed

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