Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 54506.015 - Employee is filling tank and is killed in explosion

Accident Summary Nr: 54506.015 -- Report ID: 0418800 -- Event Date: 11/07/2013
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
948003.015	11/07/2013		326199	American Vinyl Company

Abstract: At 1:45 p.m. on November 7, 2013, an employee was filling a tote of chemical from a 8,000 gallon tank when it ruptured and exploded, killing the employee.

Keywords: Explosion, Rupture, Tank

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	948003.015	38	M	Fatality		Fabricating machine operators, n.e.c.

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