Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201631124 - Employee burned when cutting a fuel tank explodes

Accident Summary Nr: 201631124 -- Report ID: 1054111 -- Event Date: 09/15/2000
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
303601504	10/11/2000	1751	0	Smith General Contractors Inc
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
303602585	10/11/2000	1751	0	Smith General Contractors Inc

Abstract: Employee #1 was using a cutting torch to remove the vent and filler cap from a 1000-gallon underground storage tank. The tank was filled to within approximately 2 inches of the top with water and detergent. He was engulfed in flames when fumes inside the tank ignited. He received first and second degree burns over his face and arms and a partial loss of his sight and hearing. Employee #1 was hospitalized.

Keywords: BURN, EYE, FLAMMABLE VAPORS, FIRE, IGNITION SYSTEM, EAR, ARM, FACE, TANK, CUTTING AND BURNING

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		Demolition		Under $50,000

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	303601504			Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Miscellaneous material moving equipment operators
2	303602585					Occupation not reported

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