Accident Report Detail
Accident: 200050227 - Employee Killed In Grain Elevator Explosion
Accident: 200050227 -- Report ID: 0728900 -- Event Date: 08/22/1997 | |||||||
Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name | ||||
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116007410 | 08/25/1997 | 7699 | R & S Repair Inc. | ||||
Employee #1 and a coworker were in the boot pit of a grain elevator, repairing a 1/4 in. hole in the elevator's west leg. They were using an arc welder when the west leg exploded, killing Employee #1. His coworker sustained serious burns. | |||||||
Keywords:
burn, repair, work rules, fire, welding, explosion, combustible dust, grain elevator
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End Use | Proj Type | Proj Cost | Stories | NonBldgHt | Fatality | ||
Tower, tank, storage elevator | Maintenance or repair | Under $50,000 | 1 | 23 | X | ||
Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation | Construction |
1 | 116007410 | Fatality | Asphyxia | Occupation not reported | FallDist: FallHt: Cause: Other Activities-Installing Ornamental And Archite FatCause: Asphyxiation/inhalation of toxic vapor |