Accident Report Detail
Accident: 14550008 - Compressed Air Tank Exploded
Accident: 14550008 -- Report ID: 0454711 -- Event Date: 08/09/1984 | |||||||
Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name | ||||
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15168859 | 08/10/1984 | 2431 | American Stairway Incorporated | ||||
A CURTIS, 20 HORSE POWER AIR COMPRESSOR HAD JUST BEEN SHUT OFF BY EMPLOYEE #3 BECAUSE HE SAID IT WAS MAKING A "SQUEEKING NOISE". ABOUT 30 SECONDS LATER, WITHOUT WARNING, THE TANK EXPLODED. NO CAUSE OF THE EXPLOSION COULD BE DETERMINED. | |||||||
Keywords:
compressor, air receiver, compressed air, explosion, tank
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Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation | |
1 | 15168859 | Hospitalized injury | Fracture | Occupation not reported | |||
2 | 15168859 | Hospitalized injury | Other | Occupation not reported | |||
3 | 15168859 | Non Hospitalized injury | Bruise/Contus/Abras | Occupation not reported | |||
4 | 15168859 | Non Hospitalized injury | Other | Occupation not reported | |||
5 | 15168859 | Hospitalized injury | Strain/Sprain | Occupation not reported | |||
6 | 15168859 | Non Hospitalized injury | Cut/Laceration | Occupation not reported | |||
7 | 15168859 | Non Hospitalized injury | Cut/Laceration | Occupation not reported |