Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 81127.015 - Welder falls from exploding tank and is killed

Accident Summary Nr: 81127.015 -- Report ID: 0830400 -- Event Date: 11/05/2015
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1106643.015	11/06/2015		238990	Ccm Welding Repair & Fabrication, Llc

Abstract: At 2:30 p.m. on November 5, 2015, Employee #1, a welder employed by a welding company, was installing a catwalk between storage tanks that held soap stock. He was working on the top of a tank that measured 12 feet in diameter and 36 feet tall. As he welded the final connections for the catwalk, pressurized flammable vapors that had built up in the tank exploded. The roof of the tank was blown off, and Employee #1 was thrown from the tank. He fell to the ground, a fall height of 36 feet. Employee #1 was killed. The subsequent investigation determined that Employee #1 had sustained blunt force trauma to his head.The soap stock , flammable vapor, welding activity creating the ignition source and explosion.

Keywords: Construction, Elevated Work Platform, Explosion, Fall, Fall Protection, Flammable Vapors, Head, Storage Tank, Welder, Welding

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Refinery		New project or new addition			0		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1106643.015	39	M	Fatality		Welders and cutters	Distance of Fall: 36 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 36 feet Cause: Installing equipment (HVAC and other) Fatality Cause:

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