Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 867853 - One employee killed, two hurt in river barge explosion

Accident Summary Nr: 867853 -- Report ID: 0522300 -- Event Date: 05/06/1989
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
103023081	05/09/1989	7699	0	Dietz Tank Cleaning, Inc.

Abstract: At approximately 3:20 p.m. on May 6, 1989, Employees #1, #2, and #3 were standing on top of the #2 compartment of a three compartment river barge while stripping the cargo of benzene and venting the compartments. An explosion and fire occurred on the barge. Employee #1 was blown into the water. His arm was severed from the body, and he was killed. Employees #2 and #3 sustained fractures of the leg and body, contusions, lacerations, and burns. The electric equipment used on deck was not explosion-proof. It was raining and a strong wind was blowing from the aft to the forward end of the barge.

Keywords: BURN, EJECTED, SEVERED, BARGE, FRACTURE, FIRE, EXPLOSION, LACERATION, ARM, CONTUSION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	103023081	Non Hospitalized injury	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Occupation not reported
2	103023081	Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported
3	103023081	Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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