Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201951092 - Employee burned in gas tank explosion, later dies

Accident Summary Nr: 201951092 -- Report ID: 0522000 -- Event Date: 05/27/1997
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
301717559	06/18/1997	5093	0	Didier Auto Parts, Inc. Dba Poling Auto Parts

Abstract: Employee #1 was removing a gas tank from a scrapped automobile. He had raised the automobile on a forklift and was using a oxygen/propane torch to cut two metal bands holding the tank under the vehicle. There was already a small hole in the bottom of the tank through which gasoline vapors were escaping. When he used his torch to cut the bands, the gasoline vapors ignited and the gas tank exploded. Employee #1 suffered serious burns and died three weeks later.

Keywords: BURN, FLAMMABLE LIQUID, FLAMMABLE VAPORS, WORK RULES, FIRE, TORCH, EXPLOSION, AUTOMOBILE, GASOLINE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	301717559			Fatality	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Occupation not reported

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