Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200352417 - One employee killed, one injured in farm explosion

Accident Summary Nr: 200352417 -- Report ID: 0453710 -- Event Date: 04/23/2002
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
305405813	04/24/2002	0161	0	Bailey Farms, Inc

Abstract: 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

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	305405813			Fatality	Puncture	Farm workers

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