Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200712636 - Employee Dies from Battery Expolsion

Accident Summary Nr: 200712636 -- Report ID: 0636900 -- Event Date: 07/26/2005
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
308647825	08/10/2005	4212	562112	Vti/Danny Martin Oil Field Services, Inc.

Abstract: On July 26, 2005, Employee #1 was unloading vacuum truck Number 104 filled with about 130 barrels of basic sediment and water mixed with hydrocarbons from lease Wood Number 7 to Number 1-D saltwater disposal/injection well, when the north tank battery ignited causing a fire and explosion. Employee #1 was killed in the explosion.

Keywords: BATTERY, BURN, FLAMMABLE LIQUID, FIRE, EXPLOSION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	308647825			Fatality	Burn(Chemical)	Truck drivers, heavy

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