Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 642652 - Employee killed in empty tank explosion

Accident Summary Nr: 642652 -- Report ID: 0215800 -- Event Date: 08/10/1994
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
101550119	08/10/1994	1799	0	Industrial Oil Tank Services Corporation

Abstract: At approximately 11:56 a.m. on August 10, 1994, Employee #1 was cutting into the end of an empty 6,000-gallon gasoline tank using a gasoline powered target saw. The tank exploded. Employee #1 died.

Keywords: FLAMMABLE VAPORS, CONSTRUCTION, EXPLOSION, TANK, CUTTING AND BURNING

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	101550119			Fatality	Concussion	Occupation not reported

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