Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 552182 - Employee killed in tank explosion

Accident Summary Nr: 552182 -- Report ID: 0627400 -- Event Date: 10/18/1992
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
107407785	11/17/1992	1389	0	Trans Terra Corp International

Abstract: Employee #1 was hauling salt water from a tank farm to a drilling rig. He had begun to load the tanker truck and apparently went to the top of the tank to gauge the water level. The employee, who was working in the early morning hours when there was little sunlight, opened the thief hatch and used a cigarette lighter to see inside. The tank exploded, sending the tank and Employee #1 into the air. He was found dead at the scene with a partial cranial separation.

Keywords: LOADING, TANK TRUCK, FLAMMABLE VAPORS, HATCH, WORK RULES, EXPLOSION, SKULL, OIL WELL SERVICING, TANK, POOR VISIBILITY

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	107407785			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported

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