Accident Report Detail
Accident: 201761616 - Employee Killed In Lpg Rail Car Explosion
Accident: 201761616 -- Report ID: 0626600 -- Event Date: 01/15/2002 | |||||||
Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name | ||||
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304506371 | 01/16/2002 | 4789 | Tmc Engineering Services | ||||
On January 15, 2002, Employee #1, an untrained TMC Engineering Services worker, entered a LPG rail tank car as assigned. The tank car was identified as a permit required confined space. As a result of a grinder being turned on, the tank car exploded. Employee #1 was killed, and Employee #2 was hospitalized as a result of burns. | |||||||
Keywords:
burn, grinder, confined space, railroad tank car, explosion, lp gas
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Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation | |
1 | 304506371 | Non Hospitalized injury | Burn/Scald(Heat) | Occupation not reported | |||
2 | 304506371 | Fatality | Burn/Scald(Heat) | Occupation not reported |