Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200822161 - Employee dies after dismantling an above ground tank

Accident Summary Nr: 200822161 -- Report ID: 0521400 -- Event Date: 10/02/2003
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
306721622	10/03/2003	4953	562211	Advanced Waste Services Inc.

Abstract: At approximately 2:00 p.m. on October 2, 2003, Employee #1 of Advanced Waste Services Inc. was working inside a 5000-gallon above ground tank with an acetylene torch. He was cutting the entire circumference from inside the tank with the goal of dismantling and removing it from inside of the building. Just as the cutting was finished a flash fire occurred inside the tank. The fire burned Employee #1's lungs. He was transported to the hospital where he died the following day.

Keywords: BURN, VENTILATION, ACETYLENE, WORK RULES, TANK

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	306721622			Fatality	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Occupation not reported

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