Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200511624 - Employee killed when gasoline vapors ignite

Accident Summary Nr: 200511624 -- Report ID: 0552700 -- Event Date: 09/13/2000
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
303884340	09/14/2000	9999	0	North American Trailer Sales, Ltd.

Abstract: At 3:00 p.m. on September 13, 2000, Employee #1 began welding inside a gasoline tanker. The vapors inside the tank exploded and he was killed.

Keywords: TANK TRUCK, VAPOR, FLAMMABLE VAPORS, WORK RULES, WELDER, WELDING, GAS, EXPLOSION, GASOLINE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	303884340			Fatality	Concussion	Welders and cutters

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