Accident Report Detail
Accident Summary Nr: 82084.015 - Employee is killed when oil tank explodes
Inspection Nr | Date Opened | SIC | NAICS | Establishment Name |
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1116220.015 | 01/07/2016 | 238990 | Treco Inc. |
Abstract: At 10:00 p.m. on December 30, 2015, an employee was tightening the bolts on the man hole cover of an oil tank. There was a spark and the tank exploded. The employee sustained second degree burns to the face and respiratory system from the ignition of flammable vapors near face and in respiratory system. The employee was killed by the explosion.
Employee # | Inspection Nr | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury |
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1 | 1116220.015 | 45 | M | Fatality |