Accident Report Detail
Accident: 170570824 - Employee'S Face Burned In Diesel Fuel Tank Explosion
Accident: 170570824 -- Report ID: 0454510 -- Event Date: 07/27/1998 | |||||||
Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name | ||||
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301756532 | 07/27/1998 | 4213 | Eagle Transport Inc. | ||||
Employee #1, a delivery worker, was unloading 7,800 gallons of #2 diesel fuel into a 100,000 gallon aboveground tank when the tank exploded. He sustained minor burns to his face. The top of the tank blew up in the air approximately 4 ft and came down in its original position, as it was designed to do. | |||||||
Keywords:
burn, delivery work, diesel fuel tank, fire, storage tank, explosion, fuel oil, face, tank
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Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation | |
1 | 301756532 | Non Hospitalized injury | Burn/Scald(Heat) | Truck drivers, heavy |