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Accident Summary Nr: 690784 - ASPHALT TANK EXPLODED; EMPLOYEE KNOCKED DOWN BY CONCUSSION

Accident Summary Nr: 690784 -- Report ID: 0854910 -- Event Date: 11/06/1985
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
102084423	11/07/1985	2952	0	Trumball Asphalt

Abstract: EMPLOYEE #1, WHO WAS OPERATING AN ASPHALT PLANT, DRAINED ABOUT 9,000 GALLONS FROM A 25,000 GALLON STORAGE TANK TO MAKE SOME ROOFING ASPHALT. THE ASPHALT TANK USES FIRE HEATED TUBES, LOCATED AT THE BOTTOM OF THE TANK, TO HEAT THE ASPHALT. WHEN THE ASPHALT LEVEL REACHED 14,000 GALLONS, THE HEATING TUBES WERE SHUT DOWN. THE TOP SUCTION TUBES AT THE THREE FOOT LEVEL WERE TURNED OFF AND THE BOTTOM SUCTION TUBE OPENED. AN HOUR AND A HALF AFTER THE HEATING TUBES WERE SHUT OFF, THE TANK EXPLODED. EMPLOYEE #1 WAS KNOCKED DOWN BY THE CONCUSSION, BUT DID NOT SUFFER ANY APPARENT INJURY.

Keywords: FLAMMABLE VAPORS, EXPLOSION, TANK, ASPHALT

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	102084423			Non Hospitalized injury	Concussion	Machine operators, not specified

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