Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201408655 - Employee Is Struck by Flying Lid, Later Dies

Accident Summary Nr: 201408655 -- Report ID: 0552651 -- Event Date: 04/22/2013
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
316126291	04/22/2013	1711	238220	Platinum Mechanical Inc

Abstract: At approximately 1:30 p.m. on April 22, 2013, Employee #1, a laborer, and a coworker from different companies were removing the guide rails, floating lids and associated equipment from digester tanks in a sewage treatment facility. The employees were removing the guide rail on one of the digester tanks that was full of sewage, using a cutting torch. Employee #1 and the coworker started cutting the bolts on the center hub of the floating lid. The sparks and slag ignited the methane gas that had accumulated under the hub, propelling the lid 8 ft into the air, and struck the employees. Employee #1 and the coworker were transported to an area hospital, where Employee #1 later died.

Keywords: RAIL, NATURAL GAS, TORCH, SPARK, STRUCK BY, FLYING OBJECT, GUIDE, TANK

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Sewer/water treatment plant		Alteration or rehabilitation		$1,000,000 to $5,000,000			X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	316126291			Fatality	Strain/Sprain	Plumbers, pipefitters and steamfitters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Demolition Fatality Cause: Fire/explosion

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