Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200550291 - Employee killed when dockside vapors explode

Accident Summary Nr: 200550291 -- Report ID: 0625700 -- Event Date: 06/13/1998
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
301991089	06/15/1998	3731	0	La. Dock Company

Abstract: Employee#1, a shipfitter, was working from a scaffold resting on the dry dock floor. There was a crane barge in the dry dock and Employee #1 was burning on the rub rail on the inboard aft end of the barge. Apparently sparks from the burning torch ignited explosive gas that had accumulated in the aft, inboard corner ballast tank of the dry dock. The explosion peeled back the deck plates of the dry dock floor and threw Employee #1 approximately 20 ft in the air. He was killed.

Keywords: BARGE, SHIPYARD, FLAMMABLE VAPORS, WORK RULES, WELDER, TORCH, EXPLOSION, SPARK, CHEMICAL VAPOR, CUTTING AND BURNING

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	301991089			Fatality	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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