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Accident Summary Nr: 14254809 - EMPLOYEE KILLED WHEN OIL TANK EXPLODED FROM COMPRESSED AIR

Accident Summary Nr: 14254809 -- Report ID: 0453710 -- Event Date: 10/05/1987
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
3036928	10/06/1987	1799	0	Sanders Brothers, Inc.

Abstract: AT APPROXIMATELY 1:30 PM ON OCTOBER 5, 1987, EMPLOYEE #1 WAS ASSIGNED THE JOB OF PUMPING QUENCH OIL FROM A 16 FOOT HIGH, 8 FOOT DIAMETER STORAGE TANK INTO A NEARBY TANK TRUCK. THE OIL NEEDED TO BE REMOVED SO THAT THE TANK COULD BE MOVED. WITH THE CONCURRENCE OF HIS SUPERVISOR, EMPLOYEE #1 REMOVED THE PRESSURE RELIEF DEVICE AT THE TOP OF TANK AND CONNECTED AN AIR LINE TO THE TANK AT 108 PSI. HE WAS ATTEMPTING TO FORCE OUT THE REMAINING 7 FEET OF OIL IN THE TANK WITH COMPRESSED AIR. AFTER 12 MINUTES, THE TOP OF THE TANK, WITH EMPLOYEE #1 ON IT, WAS BLOWN INTO THE AIR. EMPLOYEE #1 LANDED 30 FEET AWAY ON THE PLANT ROOF. HE WAS KILLED.

Keywords: WORK RULES, OIL TANK, COMPRESSED AIR, CONSTRUCTION, EXPLOSION, HIGH PRESSURE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	3036928			Fatality	Other	Plumbers, pipefitters and steamfitters

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