Accident Report Detail
Accident: 14497796 - One Employee Killed, One Injured, In Tank Car Explosion
Accident: 14497796 -- Report ID: 0626600 -- Event Date: 07/11/1984 | |||||||
Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name | ||||
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1362821 | 07/12/1984 | 4741 | Empak Inc | ||||
Employees #1 and #2 were cleaning methyl acrylate from a railroad tank car. Employee #2 entered the tank to check for residue. As he was coming out of the manway, a fire and explosion occurred. Employee #2 was killed and Employee #1 was injured. The source of ignition is believed to have been an arc from a Woodhead explosion-proof light that was hanging in the manway and that had pulled loose from the light terminals. The atmosphere in the tank car had not been tested. | |||||||
Keywords:
flammable liquid, flammable vapors, railroad tank car, work rules, fire, lighting fixture, equipment failure, explosion, chemical vapor
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Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation | |
1 | 1362821 | Hospitalized injury | Burn/Scald(Heat) | Occupation not reported | |||
2 | 1362821 | Fatality | Burn/Scald(Heat) | Occupation not reported |