Accident Report Detail
Accident: 200012995 - Employee Is Killed By Exploding Drum
Accident: 200012995 -- Report ID: 0729300 -- Event Date: 10/28/2011 | |||||||
Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name | ||||
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315979849 | 10/28/2011 | 1795 | Renovation Services Inc. | ||||
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
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End Use | Proj Type | Proj Cost | Stories | NonBldgHt | Fatality | ||
Other building | Alteration or rehabilitation | $500,000 to $1,000,000 | 2 | X | |||
Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation | Construction |
1 | 315979849 | Fatality | Burn/Scald(Heat) | Occupation not reported | FallDist: FallHt: Cause: Demolition FatCause: Fire/explosion |