Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 79117.015 - Welder is killed from chemical burn when tank explodes

Accident Summary Nr: 79117.015 -- Report ID: 0418400 -- Event Date: 08/19/2015
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1087932.015	08/19/2015		493190	Liquid Transfer Georgia, Inc.

Abstract: At 10:30 a.m. on August 19, 2015, an employee was welding a bracket on top of a chemical tank used to store sodium hydrosulfide solution. The tank exploded. The employee was chemically burned and killed.

Keywords: Chemical, Explosion, Fall, Tank, Welder, Welding

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury
1	1087932.015	35	M	Fatality

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