Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200372589 - Employee Dies In Explosion

Accident Summary Nr: 200372589 -- Report ID: 0454510 -- Event Date: 06/21/2003
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
306829979	06/23/2003	4952	221320	Operators Unlimited

Abstract: Employee #1 was standing on a ladder that was resting on a carbon filter canister when the pressurized canister exploded. A piece of canister struck Employee #1 throwing him head-first into an adjacent concrete wall. Employee #1 died due to blunt force trauma to his head.

Keywords: HEAD, WALL, PRESSURE VESSEL, LADDER, STRUCK AGAINST, EXPLOSION, CONCRETE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	306829979			Fatality	Fracture	Water and sewage treatment plant operators

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