Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 46966.015 - Employee is killed when tank with diesel fuel explodes

Accident Summary Nr: 46966.015 -- Report ID: 0936400 -- Event Date: 10/28/2011
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
108544.015	11/03/2011		324121	Desert Construction Inc

Abstract: At 11:00 a.m. on October 28, 2011, an employee was cleaning the inside of an asphalt drum with diesel fuel when the vapors ignited. There was an explosion and fire. the employee sustained second and third degree burns to left and right hand, arm, chest and head, and was killed.

Keywords: Arm, Burn, Chest, Diesel Fuel Tank, Drum, Explosion, Fire, Hand, Head

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	108544.015	72	M	Fatality		Laborers, except construction

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