Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200774198 - Employee Is Found Unconscious Inside a Tank

Accident Summary Nr: 200774198 -- Report ID: 0134000 -- Event Date: 09/28/2005
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
309310365	09/28/2005	4214	484220	P.J Murphy Transportation, Inc.

Abstract: On September 28, 2005, Employee #1 and his employer had welded stiffeners on the anti-slosh baffle and welded a crack that had occurred in the double containment wall. They finished welding, and Employee #1 remained inside the tank to wrap up tools and equipment. The employer, who was outside the tank, heard a burst of air ("swoosh"). The employer found Employee #1 half-way through the hole on the anti-slosh baffle, semiconscious and suffering from lacerations.

Keywords: MAINTENANCE, UNCONSCIOUSNESS, REPAIR, CONFINED SPACE, WELDING, LACERATION, TANK

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	309310365			Hospitalized injury	Cut/Laceration	Occupation not reported

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