Accident Report Detail

Accident: 200980720 - Employee Dies Of Burns After Fall Between Tanks

**Accident: 200980720 -- Report ID: 0855610 -- Event Date: 06/01/2006**
Inspection	Open Date	SIC	Establishment Name
309494755	06/01/2006	4212	High Desert Services Inc

On June 1, 2006, Employee #1 was working alone in an oil field to connect a water truck heating system to water tanks that had been placed onsite for a fracking job. He fell between two tanks, became wedged between them, and was unable to free himself. He was burned by the heated tank and killed.

Keywords: burn, heat, asphyxiated, caught between, fall, tank

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree	Nature	Occupation
1	309494755			Fatality	Asphyxia	Truck drivers, heavy

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