Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 171017718 - Employee injured in explosion while cutting fuel tank

Accident Summary Nr: 171017718 -- Report ID: 1054114 -- Event Date: 11/13/1996
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
124692294	11/14/1996	5199	0	Lee E Rubenstein & Jack Schneiderman

Abstract: At approximately 1:30 p.m. on November 13, 1996, Employee #1, a metals processing worker, and a coworker were using oxygen and propane gas to cut scrap metal into pieces. Employee #1 was cutting a fuel tank when and it exploded. He was wearing a face shield and hard hat, but he sustained damage to his eyes and a concussion. The coworker, who was cutting approximately 11 ft away, was not injured. The fuel tank contained no liquid fuel and Employee #1 believed it was free of flammable vapors. There was no fire with the explosion.

Keywords: EYE, VAPOR, FLAMMABLE VAPORS, PROPANE TORCH, EXPLOSION, SCRAP METAL, STRUCK BY, CONCUSSION, TANK, CUTTING AND BURNING

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	124692294			Hospitalized injury	Concussion	Occupation not reported

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