Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 979294 - Employee killed when fuel tank explodes

Accident Summary Nr: 979294 -- Report ID: 0950411 -- Event Date: 04/06/1991
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
108117623	04/06/1991	3443	0	Cashion Tank And Steel Co.

Abstract: Employee #1, the owner, was cutting a man entry hatch into a fuel tank with a propane-oxygen torch. The tank exploded, throwing him approximately 40 feet. He died of severe burns.

Keywords: BURN, FLAMMABLE LIQUID, FLAMMABLE VAPORS, WORK RULES, PROPANE TORCH, EXPLOSION, TANK, CUTTING AND BURNING

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	108117623			Fatality	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Occupation not reported

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