Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200331957 - Employee Is Killed in an Explosion

Accident Summary Nr: 200331957 -- Report ID: 0830300 -- Event Date: 10/04/2007
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
311474639	10/05/2007	1389	213112	Eagle Well Service

Abstract: At approximately 8:00 a.m. on October 4, 2007, Employee #1 was working as a roustabout, on a work crew of consisting of seven employees, that was replacing a 6,000-gallon oil storage tank that was no longer in a serviceable condition. The oil storage tank was part of an oil process area in the oil fields. The employees had started to disconnect the oil tank, and a vacuum truck had started to suck out residue from the bottom of the storage tank when an ignition source created an explosion. Employee #1 was standing at the base of the storage tank when it exploded. Employee #1 was caught by the explosion, sustained burns and was killed. The other employees were knocked to the ground but sustained only minor injuries.

Keywords: BURN, STORAGE TANK, EXPLOSION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	311474639			Fatality	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Occupation not reported

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