Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 771824 - One employee killed, one burned in tank explosion

Accident Summary Nr: 771824 -- Report ID: 0627700 -- Event Date: 11/30/1995
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
108868449	12/01/1995	5511	0	Sallisaw Ford, Inc.

Abstract: On November 30, 1995, two employees were welding skids on an old 300 gallon oil storage tank that was inside the mechanic shop of an automobile dealership. Employee #2 was welding the skids and Employee #1 was holding the brackets in place. The tank had not been used recently, and although Employee #2 had made an effort to clean the tank, he did not steam clean it. The tank exploded and both ends of the tank blew open. Employee #1 was killed; Employee #2 sustained serious burns.

Keywords: BURN, FLAMMABLE VAPORS, WORK RULES, FIRE, OIL TANK, WELDER, STORAGE TANK, WELDING, EXPLOSION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	108868449			Fatality	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Occupation not reported
2	108868449			Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Occupation not reported

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