Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 74201.015 - Employee Drowns While Working On a Saltwater Receiving Tank

Accident Summary Nr: 74201.015 -- Report ID: 0627700 -- Event Date: 02/20/2015
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1042471.015	02/21/2015		213112	Overflow Energy, Llc

Abstract: At 3:00 p.m. on February 20, 2015, an employee was grinding on a "U" shaped pipe at top of a saltwater receiving tank. An explosion and fire occurred at the tank which blew off the tank lid. The employee fell 16 feet into the tank which held saltwater from the oil and gas drilling operations and drowned.

Keywords: Drowning, Explosion, Fall, Gas Well Drilling, Oil Well Drilling, Tank

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1042471.015	20	M	Fatality		Welders and cutters

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