Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 776294 - Welder injured in tank explosion

Accident Summary Nr: 776294 -- Report ID: 0854910 -- Event Date: 10/10/1990
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
105607543	10/10/1990	7538	0	Rocky Mountain Tank Co.

Abstract: Employee #1, a welder, had climbed into the tank of a tanker truck to repair a leak. He had started to weld when an explosion occurred in a compartment on the other side of the metal that he was welding. Employee #1 was hospitalized with a fractured skull.

Keywords: TANK TRUCK, FRACTURE, REPAIR, WORK RULES, WELDER, WELDING, EXPLOSION, SKULL, TANK

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	105607543			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Welders and cutters

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