Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200998490 - Employee Is Killed When Tank Explodes; Others Are Injured

Accident Summary Nr: 200998490 -- Report ID: 0551800 -- Event Date: 12/14/2010
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
315041830	12/16/2010	5093	423930	Green Tech Transfer

Abstract: On December 14, 2010, Employees #1 and #2, both mechanics, were welding two U-bolts onto on a 90-gallon portable fuel tank. The bolts were to be used as lifting points. The tank contained approximately 4 in. of gasoline. Employee #1 was using a hand-held grinder to remove paint from the sides of the tank while Employee #2 tack-welded one of the U bolts into place. The vapor inside the tank ignited, blowing one end of the tank apart. Employee #1 was burned and killed. Employee #2 and Employee #3 (a truck driver) used fire extinguishers to put out the fire in an attempt to reach Employee #1; they were treated for smoke inhalation.

Keywords: BURN, RESPIRATORY, FLAMMABLE VAPORS, FIRE EXTINGUISHER, FIRE, WELDING, EXPLOSION, GASOLINE, TANK, SMOKE INHALATION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	315041830	Non Hospitalized injury	Other	Truck drivers, light
2	315041830	Fatality	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Machinery maintenance occupations
3	315041830	Non Hospitalized injury	Other	Machinery maintenance occupations

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