Accident Report Detail
Accident Summary Nr: 201311594 - Two Employees Die When Residual Vapors Erupt in Flames
Inspection Nr | Date Opened | SIC | NAICS | Establishment Name |
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308293919 | 01/10/2006 | 5172 | 424720 | Allied Oil Llc |
Abstract: At approximately 3:21 p.m. on January 10, 2006, Employees #1 and #2 were working for a petroleum products wholesaler. They were removing some broken stud bolts from around the rear valve opening of an asphalt tanker trailer. They were heating the studs with an acetylene gas torch. Residual diesel fuel vapors in the tanker trailer suddenly erupted in a flash fire that engulfed the two workers, burning them. They were killed.
Employee # | Inspection Nr | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
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1 | 308293919 | Fatality | Burn/Scald(Heat) | Occupation not reported | ||
2 | 308293919 | Fatality | Burn/Scald(Heat) | Occupation not reported |