Accident Report Detail

Accident: 201924164 - Employee Is Killed When Pressure Vessel Explodes

**Accident: 201924164 -- Report ID: 0626700 -- Event Date: 03/08/2007**
Inspection	Open Date	SIC	Establishment Name
310261748	03/08/2007	3069	American Elastomer Products, Co.

On March 8, 2007, Employee #1 was painting next to a pressure vessel that was being pressure tested for start up. The coworkers walked away from the pressure vessel during the testing procedure, waiting for the pressure to reach the operating pressure. The pressure vessel exploded, and Employee #1 was blown 50 ft and died of a blunt force trauma.

Keywords: pressure vessel, boiler, struck against, explosion, struck by, painter

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree	Nature	Occupation
1	310261748			Fatality	Other	Painters, construction and maintenance

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