Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200032621 - Tank Explosion Kills Worker

Accident Summary Nr: 200032621 -- Report ID: 0521700 -- Event Date: 01/29/2006
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
309028090	01/30/2006	2952	324122	Gardner Asphalt Corporation

Abstract: On January 29, 2006, Employee #1 was working on top of an asphalt storage tank to determine the amount of oxidized asphalt in the tank, when the vapors in the tank caused it to explode. The Cook County Office of the Medical examiner determined the employee died of multiple injuries due to the explosion. The tank was 20 ft in diameter and the top of the tank was about 35 ft above ground level. Three open flame kerosene heaters were being used to heat the tank and they were directed at the outside of the steel tank. The primary language spoken at the jobsite, including Employee #1, was Spanish.

Keywords: HEAD, PRESSURE VESSEL, HEATER, STORAGE TANK, GAS, FALL, CONCUSSION, OVERHEATED, ELEVATED WORK PLAT, ASPHALT

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	309028090			Fatality	Concussion	Occupation not reported

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