Accident Report Detail
Accident Summary Nr: 200711166 - Employee Killed When Tank Truck Explodes During Welding
Inspection Nr | Date Opened | SIC | NAICS | Establishment Name |
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302662689 | 11/11/2000 | 7692 | 0 | Parts Helpers |
Abstract: Employee #1 was using a cutting torch to trim excess metal from a patch that had been welded onto a tank truck that was used to haul waste salt water from gas and oil fields. The tank exploded and Employee #1 was killed. Lab samples showed the presence of hydrocarbons and elemental sulfur inside the tank truck that was being repaired. A vent was open, but the tank had not been purged with an inert gas.
Employee # | Inspection Nr | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
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1 | 302662689 | Fatality | Amputation | Welders and cutters |