Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200926145 - Worker Testing Pressurized Tank Is Killed

Accident Summary Nr: 200926145 -- Report ID: 0355123 -- Event Date: 12/16/2011
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
316230085	12/16/2011	3443	332420	Amthor International Inc.

Abstract: On December 16, 2011, an employee was working for a metal fabrication firm. He was inside a new tanker in which a separate compartment was being pressurized for testing purposes. The inner compartment wall bent outward and struck the employee in the head, causing fatal injuries.

Keywords: HEAD, PRESSURE VESSEL, METAL SHOP, ABRASION, STRUCK BY, TANK, MECH MALFUNCTION, CONTUSION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	316230085			Fatality	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Welders and cutters

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