Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200012995 - Employee Is Killed by Exploding Drum

Accident Summary Nr: 200012995 -- Report ID: 0729300 -- Event Date: 10/28/2011
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
315979849	10/28/2011	1795	238910	Renovation Services Inc.

Abstract: On October 28, 2011, Employee #1 used a cutting torch on a 55-gallon sealed drum that had contained a combustible liquid and might have still contained some of that liquid. The drum exploded, and Employee #1 was killed.

Keywords: BURN, DRUM, CONSTRUCTION, TORCH, EXPLOSION, COMBUSTIBLE LIQUID, CUTTING AND BURNING

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		Alteration or rehabilitation		$500,000 to $1,000,000	2		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	315979849			Fatality	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Demolition Fatality Cause: Fire/explosion

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