Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200997633 - Employee Is Killed When Tank Explodes While Welding

Accident Summary Nr: 200997633 -- Report ID: 0551800 -- Event Date: 08/29/2005
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
309060572	08/30/2005	6531	531312	Marion T. Llc

Abstract: On August 20, 2005, Employee #1, a welder, and a coworker, a welder's helper, were removing a stainless steel storage tank from a de-commissioned industrial facility. The owners of the property had informed the salvage contractor that the tank was empty and clean. However the tank contained 250 gallons of used paint thinner. Employee #1 used an oxy-acetylene cutting torch to sever the pipe at the top of the tank. A spark fell into the tank, causing an explosion. Employee #1 was standing on top of the tank when the explosion occurred which propelled him through the sheet metal roof. He struck an adjacent cooling tower about 40 ft above the ground. Employee #1 died.

Keywords: EXPLOSIVE MIXING, STRUCK AGAINST, WELDING, EXPLOSION, STRUCK BY, CHEMICAL VAPOR, CONCUSSION, FLYING OBJECT, TANK

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	309060572			Fatality	Concussion	Welders and cutters

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