Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 967430 - Welder strikes hydraulic fluid and is burned to death

Accident Summary Nr: 967430 -- Report ID: 0932000 -- Event Date: 07/18/1991
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
107075616	07/18/1991	3731	0	Southwest Marine, Inc.
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
102520236	07/17/1991	3731	0	Southwest Marine, Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1 was arc welding in the forward ballast tank of the American Trader vessel, working approximately 68 feet from the upper deck in an enclosed space. His welding rod struck a pipeline containing hydraulic fluid, which was under approximately 600 psig at the time, and ignited a fire. Employee #1 became engulfed in flames, and sustained thermo-cutaneous burns over 80 percent of his body from which he died. The cause of the accident was the employer's permitting hot work to be performed on a surface that had not been cleared for hot work by the marine chemist.

Keywords: BURN, SHIPYARD, CONFINED SPACE, FLAMMABLE LIQUID, WORK RULES, FIRE, HYDRAULIC FLUID, WELDING, HIGH PRESSURE, ARC WELDING

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	107075616			Fatality	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Occupation not reported
2	102520236					Occupation Not Listed

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