Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170765929 - Employee killed when fuel tank explodes

Accident Summary Nr: 170765929 -- Report ID: 0950615 -- Event Date: 09/15/2005
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125534016	09/16/2005	2084	312130	Nelson & Sons Inc

Abstract: On September 15, 2005, Employee #1 was instructed to fill up a 250-gallon portable fuel tank. Employee #1 assembled three wooden pallets as a platform for transport of the tank. Employee #1 secured the 46-inch diameter tank to the pallets using nylon rope. Employee #1 then transferred the tank to the fueling station with a 3-ton forklift. Employee #1 arrived to the above-ground storage tanks and began refueling the portable tank. Sometime during the process a source of ignition came in contact with the fuel and the 5,000-gallon fuel tank exploded. Employee #1 was killed.

Keywords: BURN, AGRICULTURE, REFUELING, FIRE, INHALATION, STORAGE TANK, EXPLOSION, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, CHEMICAL BURN, TANK

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	125534016			Fatality	Burn(Chemical)	Farm workers

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