Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 99498.015 - Employee is killed in waste water tank explosion during weld

Accident Summary Nr: 99498.015 -- Report ID: 0418100 -- Event Date: 09/27/2017
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1267869.015	09/27/2017		238990	Lafontaine Construction Company

Abstract: At 12:30 p.m. on September 27, 2017, Employee #1 was welding on the exterior wall of a waste water storage tank. The tank became over-pressurized, causing an explosion. Employee #1 fell to the concrete floor below and was killed.

Keywords: Chemical, Explosion, Fall, Struck By, Tank, Welding

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Manufacturing plant		New project or new addition				18	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1267869.015	29	M	Fatality		Plumbers, pipefitters and steamfitters	Distance of Fall: 18 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 25 feet Cause: Fencing, installing lights, signs, etc. Fatality Cause:

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