Accident Report Detail
Accident: 14273437 - Employee Severely Burned When Tank Explodes
Accident: 14273437 -- Report ID: 0111100 -- Event Date: 09/13/1990 | |||||||
Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name | ||||
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100987205 | 09/13/1990 | 2421 | 4obbins Lumber, Inc. | ||||
On August 23, 1990, Employee #1, a truck driver, used an oxygen fuel gas cutting torch to cut into a tank that previously contained a flammable liquid. The tank exploded, causing 1st-, 2nd-, and 3rd-degree burns over the upper portion of the employee's body. He was hospitalized. | |||||||
Keywords:
burn, flammable liquid, torch, explosion, tank, cutting and burning
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Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation | |
1 | 100987205 | Hospitalized injury | Burn/Scald(Heat) | Occupation not reported |