Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 15115.015 - Employee is killed during an keg explosion

Accident Summary Nr: 15115.015 -- Report ID: 0111700 -- Event Date: 04/24/2012
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
397462.015	04/24/2012		312120	Craft Brew Alliance Inc.

Abstract: At 7:00 a.m. on April 24, 2012, an employee was cleaning a plastic root beer keg out with air pressure. The keg was filled with 125 psi air pressure double the amount of pressure for a keg, which is 60 psi. The keg ruptured into multiple pieces striking the employee in the head and chest causing massive trauma. The employer did not have an air regulator on the air purging system. The employee was killed from his injuries.

Keywords: Air Pressure, Explosion, Struck By

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	397462.015	26	M	Fatality		Laborers, except construction

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