Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200713535 - Employee Is on Tank When it Explodes and Is Killed

Accident Summary Nr: 200713535 -- Report ID: 0636900 -- Event Date: 09/21/2008
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
311946966	09/22/2008	1389	213112	L & R Tank Trucks,Inc.

Abstract: On September 21, 2008, Employee #1 was unloading salt water into a 500 bbl holding tank. The employee was on top of the tank at the theft hatch, when the tank exploded. Employee #1 was killed.

Keywords: EXPLOSION, TANK

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	311946966			Fatality	Other	Truck drivers, heavy

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