Accident Report Detail
Accident: 14429336 - Employee Killed When Lid Blew Off A Pressurized Tanker
Accident: 14429336 -- Report ID: 0830500 -- Event Date: 05/18/1988 | |||||||
Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name | ||||
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101109742 | 05/24/1988 | 3273 | Gordon Construction & Ready Mix | ||||
A CEMENT TANKER WAS BEING PRESSURIZED TO UNLOAD BULK CEMENT. A PROBLEM DEVELOPED ON THE BOTTOM OF THE TANKER, THEN A TUBE BROKE, ALLOWING CEMENT TO SPEW OUT. EMPLOYEE #1 CLIMBED ATOP THE TANKER AND BEGAN TO LOOSEN A HATCH TO RELIEVE THE PRESSURE. THE HATCH BROKE INTO PIECES, BLEW OFF AND STRUCK EMPLOYEE #1. HE WAS KILLED WHEN HE WAS BLOWN COMPLETELY OFF THE TANKER. | |||||||
Keywords:
tank truck, concrete truck, hatch, work rules, high pressure, struck by
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Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation | |
1 | 101109742 | Fatality | Other | Occupation not reported |