Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 59348.015 - Employee is crushed by tank and killed

Accident Summary Nr: 59348.015 -- Report ID: 0627510 -- Event Date: 03/06/2014
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
962428.015	03/07/2014		423930	Wv, Llc

Abstract: At 1:00 p.m. on March 6, 2014, an employee was in the process of taking down a 43 foot tank that was 75 percent full of potassium chloride (KCL). When the employee sheared the second front tank leg, the tank fell prematurely. The employee was crushed when the tank fell and was killed.

Keywords: Chemical, Cutting And Burning, Tank

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
		Demolition		$250,000 to $500,000	4	43	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	962428.015	42	M	Fatality		Heavy equipment mechanics	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Demolition Fatality Cause:

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