Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200514586 - Employee Is Killed When Burned by Oil Tank Explosion

Accident Summary Nr: 200514586 -- Report ID: 0552700 -- Event Date: 12/01/2007
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
311613426	12/02/2007	2911	324110	Marathon Petroleum Company Llc

Abstract: On December 2, 2007, Employee #1 was working on top of a tank, working on the tank level indicator. The tank was holding Number 6 fuel oil. The tank exploded, and Employee #1 was found dead and burned inside the tank.

Keywords: BURN, OIL TANK, EXPLOSION, FUEL OIL

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	311613426			Fatality	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Mixing and blending machine operators

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