Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200010213 - Employee killed in explosion of chemical drum

Accident Summary Nr: 200010213 -- Report ID: 0729300 -- Event Date: 04/09/1998
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
300018595	04/09/1998	1771	0	Vee-Jay Cement Contracting Co., Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1 was using an acetylene torch on a spent, 55 gallon chemical drum. The heat from the torch caused it to become overpressurized, and the drum exploded. Employee #1 was killed. The drum was not vented and it contained residue from a class IIIB combustible substance. No other compounds were found during analysis of the substance left in drum after the explosion.

Keywords: ACETYLENE TORCH, VENTILATION, WORK RULES, DRUM, CONSTRUCTION, EXPLOSION, HIGH PRESSURE, COMBUSTIBLE LIQUID, FLYING OBJECT, CHEMICAL

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		Other		Under $50,000			X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	300018595			Fatality	Fracture	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Fatality Cause: Struck by falling object/projectile

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