Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200040236 - Employee dies of burns when natural gas ignites

Accident Summary Nr: 200040236 -- Report ID: 0653510 -- Event Date: 04/11/1998
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
301973194	04/14/1998	1389	0	Gandy Corporation

Abstract: Employee #1, a gas truck driver, was pumping natural gas distillate out of a vacuum truck/trailer rig into a storage tank when a spark ignited the released fuel. Employee #1 died of burns sustained in the fire.

Keywords: BURN, FLAMMABLE LIQUID, FLAMMABLE VAPORS, FIRE, NATURAL GAS, SPARK, FUEL TRUCK, GAS WELL DRILLING, TRUCK DRIVER

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	301973194			Fatality	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Truck drivers, heavy

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