Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200711166 - Employee killed when tank truck explodes during welding

Accident Summary Nr: 200711166 -- Report ID: 0636900 -- Event Date: 11/10/2000
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
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.

Keywords: TANK TRUCK, VAPOR, FLAMMABLE VAPORS, WORK RULES, WELDING, GAS, EXPLOSION, HIGH PRESSURE, CHEMICAL VAPOR, CUTTING AND BURNING

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	302662689			Fatality	Amputation	Welders and cutters

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