Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 42180.015 - Employee using a welding torch is killed when vapors explode

Accident Summary Nr: 42180.015 -- Report ID: 0729700 -- Event Date: 03/11/2013
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
895103.015	03/11/2013		238990	Rieke Grading, Inc.

Abstract: At 9:30 a.m. on March 11, 2013, Employee #1, employed by an excavation company, was doing maintenance work on a vacuum unit truck. He was operating a welding torch to unfreeze either a gate or brake valve. The containment unit's gate valves were open, and flammable vapors inside the containment unit exploded. Employee #1 was killed.

Keywords: Construction, Explosion, Flammable Vapors, Head, Ignition System, Motor Vehicle, Torch, Truck, Valve, Welding

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	895103.015	23	M	Fatality		Hazardous Materials Removal Worker

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