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Accident Summary Nr: 201186723 - Employee Receives Burns When Oil Drum Explodes

Accident Summary Nr: 201186723 -- Report ID: 0950611 -- Event Date: 11/04/2012
Inspection NrDate OpenedSICNAICSEstablishment Name
31269479711/05/20129224922160San Francisco Fire Department

Abstract: On November 4, 2012, Employee #1 and a coworker were welding a spigot on a 50-gallon drum. The drum was used to storage 15W-40 heavy duty motor oil. Before the employees began working on the drum, it had not been purged of its oil and filled with an inert atmosphere. As soon as the welding arc contacted the drum, it exploded. Employee #1 suffered burns in the explosion. He was transported to a medical center, where he was treated and released the same day.

Keywords: BURN, OIL DRUM, WELDING, EXPLOSION, ARC WELDING

Employee Details
Employee # Inspection Nr Age Sex Degree of Injury Nature of Injury Occupation
1 312694797 Non Hospitalized injury Burn/Scald(Heat) Occupation not reported

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