Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 930677 - Employee killed when struck by flying tank

Accident Summary Nr: 930677 -- Report ID: 0830500 -- Event Date: 07/03/1991
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
100573583	07/03/1991	3273	0	Mountain Parks Concrete

Abstract: At approximately 9:30 a.m. on July 3, 1991, Employee #1 was struck by an approximately 6-ft galvanized air receiver tank that the company had purchased at an auction. A thorough examination of the tank revealed that the tank body had one welded seam down its length. The tank, which did not have a pressure-indicating gauge, was filled by an air compressor-receiver with a 0.75-in.-diameter rubber hose. The hose ran from the air pressure tank into the room where a concrete hatch machine's pneumatic controls were located. Employee #1 attached the tank to his own air compressor-receiver to get a larger volume. Apparently, the tank exploded and struck and killed Employee #1.

Keywords: WORK RULES, EQUIPMENT FAILURE, HIGH PRESSURE, STRUCK BY, FLYING OBJECT, TANK

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	100573583			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported

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