Accident Report Detail
Accident: 14469480 - Refinery Explosion
Accident: 14469480 -- Report ID: 0317500 -- Event Date: 08/21/1984 | |||||||
Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name | ||||
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886333 | 08/21/1984 | 2911 | Ashland Petroleum Company | ||||
EMPLOYEES #2 AND #3 WERE WELDING (ARC) AND CUTTING AND BURNING (OXYGEN & ACE. TORCH) ON TOP OF TANK NUMBER 381 TO ISOLATE IT FROM THREE (3) OTHER IDENTICAL TANKS (TANK SIZE 33 FEET HIGH AND 41 FEET CIRCUMFERENCE). EMPLOYEE #1 WAS ASSIGNED TO WATCH FOR FIRE AND WAS SOMEWHERE AT BASE OF THE TANKS ON THE EAST SIDE BETWEEN TANKS AND AN OLD WAX BUILDING. AN EXPLOSION OCCURRED. EMPLOYEES #1 & #2 WERE IMMEDIATELY KILLED. EMPLOYEE #3 IS IN WEST PENN HOSPITAL WITH SECOND AND THIRD DEGREE BURNS OVER 90% OF HIS BODY. | |||||||
Keywords:
explosion, refinery, arc welding, cutting and burning
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Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation | |
1 | 886333 | Fatality | Burn/Scald(Heat) | Occupation not reported | |||
2 | 886333 | Fatality | Burn/Scald(Heat) | Occupation not reported | |||
3 | 886333 | Hospitalized injury | Burn/Scald(Heat) | Occupation not reported |