Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200357200 - Employee Suffers from Third Degree Burns in Tank Flash Fire

Accident Summary Nr: 200357200 -- Report ID: 0453710 -- Event Date: 08/23/2008
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
312449127	09/03/2008	4212	484220	Welbuilt Homes, Inc. Dba W.H.I. Sand And Gravel

Abstract: On August 23, 2008, an employee was welding a 100 gallon fuel tank which had been removed from a dump truck and drained. The tank erupted in rapid flash fire, explosively through the fill port over which the employee was standing, causing severe injury to the employee's abdomen. The employer transported the employee to Cape Fear Medical Center Emergency in Fayetteville, NC. The employee was transferred to Chapel Hill Burn Center, where he was diagnosed, admitted, and treated for third degree burns.

Keywords: BURN, FLAMMABLE LIQUID, FIRE, WELDER, EXPLOSION, TANK

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	312449127			Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Welders and cutters

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