Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200261436 - Employee Killed In Explosion

Accident Summary Nr: 200261436 -- Report ID: 0627100 -- Event Date: 01/19/2001
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
304038359	01/22/2001	7699	0	Grace Trailer Service, L.L.C.

Abstract: Employee #1 entered compartment Number 3 of a petroleum tanker trailer that had contained gasoline to repair a crack in the front bulkhead. The tanker trailer had been steam cleaned and allowed to air overnight. An explosion occurred in the void space between compartment Numbers 2 and Number 3 while Employee #1 was welding and the bulkhead struck him in the head. Employee #1 was killed.

Keywords: HEAD, VENTILATION, FLAMMABLE VAPORS, WELDER, WELDING, EXPLOSION, TRAILER, GASOLINE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	304038359			Fatality	Other	Welders and cutters

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