Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201771292 - Employee killed by explosion of tank

Accident Summary Nr: 201771292 -- Report ID: 0213900 -- Event Date: 04/06/2001
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
303390439	04/09/2001	1799	0	A & J Construction Co.

Abstract: On April 6, 2001, an Employee was attempting to cut off the top of a 500-gallon underground storage tank to gain access sludge removal. The tank previously contained gasoline. Gasoline was mixed with water in the bottom of the tank that could not be removed by the vac truck device. The employee was cutting into the metal tank with a large gas powered saw, which caused the residual vapors to ignited resulting in an explosion causing a fatal blast trauma injury to the employee.

Keywords: VAPOR, STORAGE TANK, GAS, EXPLOSION, TRUCK, GASOLINE, TANK, SLUDGE, WATER

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Tower, tank, storage elevator		Other		Under $50,000	2		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	303390439			Fatality	Concussion	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Temporary work (buildings, facilities) Fatality Cause: Fire/explosion

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