Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201151214 - EMPLOYEES KILLED ANOTHER INJURED DURING STORAGE TANK REHAB

Accident Summary Nr: 201151214 -- Report ID: 0950633 -- Event Date: 12/11/1997
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125892893	12/11/1997	1799	0	Eagle Environmental Inc

Abstract: On December 11,1997, Employees #1 and #2 were working on a tower, tank, or storage elevator doing alterations and repairs when Employee #1 died of asphyxia from fire and smoke exposure. Employee #2 was burned by a heat source. Employee #2 was hospitalized. Waterproofing was a causal factor.

Keywords: BURN, ASPHYXIATED, STORAGE TANK, STORAGE AREA, TOWER

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Tower, tank, storage elevator		Alteration or rehabilitation		Under $50,000			X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	125892893			Fatality	Asphyxia	Supervisors, n.e.c.	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Waterproofing Fatality Cause: Fire/explosion
2	125892893			Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Waterproofing Fatality Cause: Fire/explosion

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