Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170249809 - Employee suffers multiple leg fractures from exploding tank

Accident Summary Nr: 170249809 -- Report ID: 1055350 -- Event Date: 08/29/1990
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
111554945	08/29/1990	1711	0	Turbo Burn Inc

Abstract: At approximately 4:30 p.m. on August 28, 1990, Employee #1, of Turbo Burn, Inc. in Spokane, WA, was welding a tank that had been used to store used oil when it exploded. He was hit in the lower right leg by the end of the tank and suffered multiple fractures.

Keywords: FRACTURE, FLAMMABLE VAPORS, WORK RULES, OIL TANK, CONSTRUCTION, WELDING, EXPLOSION, STRUCK BY, FLYING OBJECT, LEG

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	111554945			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Welders and cutters

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