Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201311503 - Employee Is Killed in Tank Explosion During Repair

Accident Summary Nr: 201311503 -- Report ID: 0213400 -- Event Date: 06/03/2005
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
308291996	06/04/2005	5088	423840	Lester Kehoe Machinery Corp.

Abstract: On June 3, 2005, Employee #1 was using a power tool to repair a small leak in a tank containing impure glycerol. The impure glycerol was a by-product from the manufacturing of biodiesel. When residual methanol vapors were ignited, an explosion ruptured the tank, spilling and igniting its contents. The fire impinged on an adjacent tank which was empty but previously contained biodiesel. The second tank subsequently exploded. Employee #1 was killed.

Keywords: BURN, LEAK, FRACTURE, REPAIR, VAPOR, FLAMMABLE LIQUID, FLAMMABLE VAPORS, FIRE, EXPLOSION, TANK

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	308291996			Fatality	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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