Accident Report Detail
Accident: 200352417 - One Employee Killed, One Injured In Farm Explosion
Accident: 200352417 -- Report ID: 0453710 -- Event Date: 04/23/2002 | |||||||
Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name | ||||
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305405813 | 04/24/2002 | 0161 | Bailey Farms, Inc | ||||
Employees #1 and #2 were farm workers and were handling a pesticide cylinder. The cylinder contained 66 percent methyl bromide and 33 percent of chloropicrin and was rated to 200 psi. The cylinder was connected to a compressed gas cylinder full of nitrogen gas that was rated to 2500 psi. The pesticide cylinder detonated. Employee #1 was injured but there is no injury line. Employee #2 was killed in the accident. | |||||||
Keywords:
cylinder, agriculture, farm machinery, explosion
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Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation | |
1 | 305405813 | Fatality | Puncture | Farm workers |