Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201925617 - Employee Cutting Gas Tank Sets Off Explosion That Kills Him

Accident Summary Nr: 201925617 -- Report ID: 0626700 -- Event Date: 01/25/2012
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
315724153	01/26/2012	5093	423930	Viking Iron And Metal

Abstract: On January 25, 2013, Employee#1 at Viking Iron and Metal Company scrap metal yard, used a torch fueled by propane to cut up an underground storage tank, about 7 ft by 21 ft in size, that once contained gasoline in a service station. When Employee#1 cut through the metal, and hit an oxygen valve, the tank exploded, throwing the employee approximately 30 feet.

Keywords: STORAGE TANK, PROPANE TORCH, EXPLOSION, SCRAP METAL, CONCUSSION, GASOLINE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	315724153			Fatality	Concussion	Laborers, except construction

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