Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201361243 - Employee killed by flying metal after tank explodes

Accident Summary Nr: 201361243 -- Report ID: 0419400 -- Event Date: 06/20/2000
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
302396650	06/20/2000	2411	0	Posey Logging

Abstract: Employee #1, the owner of the company, was trying to extinguish a skidder that was on fire. The fire had raged for an hour when the metal water tank on top of the skidder blew up. Employee #1 was struck on the chest by a flying piece of metal and was killed.

Keywords: CHEST, WORK RULES, FIRE, EXPLOSION, SKIDDER, STRUCK BY, FLYING OBJECT, LOGGING, WATER TANK

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	302396650			Fatality	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Occupation not reported

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