Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201282779 - Employee Decapitated When Tank Explodes

Accident Summary Nr: 201282779 -- Report ID: 0418100 -- Event Date: 08/21/2007
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
311034268	08/21/2007	3559	333298	Advance Industrial Maintenance & Machine, Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1 was welding a stainless steel connection on a 540- gallon mixing tank for the installation of a flow meter. The tank previously contained sodium methylate and had been purged over night using compressed air. The welding began at approximately 10:30 a.m. Employee #1 went to lunch at approximately 11:50 a.m. and the tank was purged again from noon until approximately 12:45 p.m. Employee #1 resumed welding once the air line was disconnected. At approximately 1:30 p.m. an explosion occurred. The top of the tank blew off and became lodged in the ceiling of the metal building. Employee #1 was thrown from the tank and had been decapitated. A small fire occurred during the explosion and was quickly extinguished by the fire department. Employee #1 was killed.

Keywords: FIRE, WELDER, WELDING, EXPLOSION, DECAPITATED, TANK

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	311034268			Fatality	Amputation	Welders and cutters

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