Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14497796 - One employee killed, one injured, in tank car explosion

Accident Summary Nr: 14497796 -- Report ID: 0626600 -- Event Date: 07/11/1984
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1362821	07/12/1984	4741	0	Empak Inc

Abstract: 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

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1362821			Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Occupation not reported
2	1362821			Fatality	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Occupation not reported

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