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Accident: 200920320 - Three Employees Killed When Fuel Oil Tank Explodes

**Accident: 200920320 -- Report ID: 0355111 -- Event Date: 08/22/2000**
Inspection	Open Date	SIC	Establishment Name
303898266	08/22/2000	7538	Thornburg Auto

At approximately 6:00 p.m. on September 22, 2000, Employees #2 and #3 were welding a 3- or 4-gallon parts-washer sink on top of a 275-gallon metal fuel oil tank. They had tack welded two of the four legs to the top of the tank and had struck an arc to start on the third leg when the tank exploded. Employees #2 and #3 were killed. Employee #1, an accountant with the auto company, also died of burns sustained in the fire.

Keywords: burn, flammable liquid, flammable vapors, work rules, fire, oil tank, welder, explosion, fuel oil, arc welding

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection	Degree	Nature	Occupation
1	303898266	Fatality	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Accountants and auditors
2	303898266	Fatality	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Automobile mechanics
3	303898266	Fatality	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Automobile mechanics

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