Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200551315 - Employee killed when diesel tank explodes

Accident Summary Nr: 200551315 -- Report ID: 0625700 -- Event Date: 03/15/2000
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
303079685	03/21/2000	2411	0	Shell Bros. Services, Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1 and a coworker were rigging out a flatbed, 1-ton GMC truck. They were welding the brackets to hold a diesel tank in place on the truck's bed when the tank exploded. Employee #1 was killed; the coworker sustained only minor injuries.

Keywords: INSTALLING, DIESEL FUEL TANK, FLAMMABLE LIQUID, FLAMMABLE VAPORS, WORK RULES, FIRE, WELDER, EXPLOSION, LOGGING, TANK

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	303079685			Fatality	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Occupation not reported

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