Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200521482 - Fire fighter killed and coworker injured in explosion

Accident Summary Nr: 200521482 -- Report ID: 0751910 -- Event Date: 04/07/2000
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
300376878	04/07/2000	9224	0	Winterset, City Of

Abstract: At approximately 10:59 a.m. on April 4, 2000, Employee #1 and Employee #2, both fire fighters, responded to a fuel tank fire. Employees # 1 and #2 had conducted fire fighting responsibilities on the north side of the fuel tank. The fuel tank had caught fire because there were scrap metal workers using cutting torches. At approximately 11:13 a.m. while Employees #1 and #2 were still on site, the fuel tank exploded. Employee #1 was killed. Employee #2 sustained a broken left elbow and a laceration on the lower left leg. He was hospitalized.

Keywords: FIREFIGHTER, FRACTURE, FIRE, TORCH, EXPLOSION, LACERATION, ELBOW, FUEL TRUCK, LEG

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	300376878			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported
2	300376878			Hospitalized injury	Cut/Laceration	Occupation not reported

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