Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201363470 - Two Employees Die in Explosion

Accident Summary Nr: 201363470 -- Report ID: 0419400 -- Event Date: 11/21/2009
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
313627937	11/21/2009	3731	336611	Vt Halter Marine, Inc.

Abstract: On November 21, 2009, Employee #1 and #2, along with two coworkers, were using a thinner product to prepare the intersection of the bottom hull for painting. The vessel was a 120-ft ocean-going tug boat, a C181, named "Achievement". There was a fire and an explosion that resulted in the death of Employee #1 and #2.

Keywords: BURN, FIRE, EXPLOSION, PAINT SOLVENT, SHIP, SMOKE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	313627937			Fatality	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Laborers, except construction
2	313627937			Fatality	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Laborers, except construction

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