Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200050227 - Employee killed in grain elevator explosion

Accident Summary Nr: 200050227 -- Report ID: 0728900 -- Event Date: 08/22/1997
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
116007410	08/25/1997	7699	0	R & S Repair Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1 and a coworker were in the boot pit of a grain elevator, repairing a 1/4 in. hole in the elevator's west leg. They were using an arc welder when the west leg exploded, killing Employee #1. His coworker sustained serious burns.

Keywords: BURN, REPAIR, WORK RULES, FIRE, WELDING, EXPLOSION, COMBUSTIBLE DUST, GRAIN ELEVATOR

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Tower, tank, storage elevator		Maintenance or repair		Under $50,000	1	23	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	116007410			Fatality	Asphyxia	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Other Activities-Installing Ornamental And Archite Fatality Cause: Asphyxiation/inhalation of toxic vapor

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