Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200811198 - Employee killed when chemical tank explose

Accident Summary Nr: 200811198 -- Report ID: 0627400 -- Event Date: 09/19/2002
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
304119696	09/20/2002	2813	325120	Reliant Processing Group, Llc

Abstract: On September 19, 2002, Employee #1 was painting one of six tanks containing carbon dioxide when three of them suddenly exploded. He was killed. The tanks were originally built as railroad tank cars for liquefied petroleum gas and they were not designed to store carbon dioxide.

Keywords: FLAMMABLE VAPORS, WORK RULES, EXPLOSION, CARBON DIOXIDE, CHEMICAL VAPOR, PAINTER, TANK

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	304119696			Fatality	Cut/Laceration	Painters, construction and maintenance

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