Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170390249 - Three employees killed and 12 injured in explosion

Accident Summary Nr: 170390249 -- Report ID: 0551800 -- Event Date: 03/27/1996
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
124041880	03/27/1996	3325	0	Beta Steel Corp

Abstract: At approximately 7:08 a.m. on March 27, 1996, a 20,000-liter descaling accumulator tank violently ruptured and exploded. Employees #1 through #3 were killed. Employees #4 through #13 were injured, and Employees #4 and #5 sustained injuries that required hospitalization. At least two additional coworkers also sustained injuries in the explosion. The 20,000-liter tank was kept at a pressure of between 1,900 and 2,250 psi.

Keywords: STORAGE TANK, RUPTURE, EXPLOSION, HIGH PRESSURE, TANK, PRESSURE RELEASE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	124041880	Non Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Occupation not reported
2	124041880	Non Hospitalized injury	Cut/Laceration	Machine operators, not specified
3	124041880	Non Hospitalized injury	Other	Occupation not reported
4	124041880	Non Hospitalized injury	Hearing Loss	Misc. metal,plastic,stone&glass-working mach. op's
5	124041880	Non Hospitalized injury	Strain/Sprain	Misc. metal,plastic,stone&glass-working mach. op's
6	124041880	Non Hospitalized injury	Heat Exhaustion	Occupation not reported
7	124041880	Non Hospitalized injury	Hearing Loss	Misc. metal,plastic,stone&glass-working mach. op's
8	124041880	Non Hospitalized injury	Hearing Loss	General office clerks
9	124041880	Non Hospitalized injury	Hearing Loss	Misc. metal,plastic,stone&glass-working mach. op's
10	124041880	Fatality	Other	Miscellaneous plant and system operators
11	124041880	Fatality	Other	Machine operators, not specified
12	124041880	Fatality	Other	Machine operators, not specified
13	124041880	Hospitalized injury	Cancer	Machine operators, not specified
14	124041880	Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Machine operators, not specified
15	124041880	Non Hospitalized injury	Hearing Loss	Misc. metal,plastic,stone&glass-working mach. op's

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