Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200810422 - Employee dies of burns sustained tank truck fire

Accident Summary Nr: 200810422 -- Report ID: 0627400 -- Event Date: 03/15/1998
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
121320758	03/18/1998	1389	0	4 C Construction Dba Michael Cisneros, Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1 was using a vacuum water truck to transfer natural gas condensate from one atmospheric storage tank to another. He had removed the natural gas condensate from one tank and loaded it into the truck. He was beginning pressurize the truck to push the liquid into the other tank when the vehicle became engulfed in flames. Employee #1 suffered burns over 80 percent of his body and was transported to Kermit Hospital in Kermit, TX. He was later transferred to the Burn Unit at University Medical Center in Lubbock, TX, where he died three days later.

Keywords: BURN, TANK TRUCK, FLAMMABLE LIQUID, FLAMMABLE VAPORS, WORK RULES, FIRE, NATURAL GAS, HIGH PRESSURE, VACUUM VESSEL, OIL WELL SERVICING

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	121320758			Fatality	Burn(Chemical)	Occupation not reported

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