Accident Report Detail
Accident: 201925419 - Two Employees Are Killed From Fire Inside Barge
Accident: 201925419 -- Report ID: 0626700 -- Event Date: 04/02/2011 | |||||||
Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name | ||||
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312927445 | 04/02/2011 | 3731 | Texas Barge & Boat, Inc. | ||||
On April 2, 2011, Employee #1 was inside Barge PPG 214 cutting away the bottom plate on the port side. Employee #1 was using a cutting torch supplied with oxygen and Chemtane fuel gas. Employee #2, the foreman, and an additional seven employees were inside the barge conducting similar activities on the starboard and port sides; two were assigned as fire watches. The activities were conducted towards the bow of the barge. Employee #1 had to lie on his stomach to conduct the torch cutting because of the limited space. A fire erupted near Employee #1. Employee #2 attempted to rescue Employee #1. Employee #1 and Employee #2 were killed as a result of the fire. The additional seven employees escaped without major injuries. | |||||||
Keywords:
burn, oxygen, barge, shipyard, fire, inhalation, gas, torch, smoke inhalation, cutting and burning
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Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation | |
1 | 312927445 | Fatality | Burn/Scald(Heat) | Welders and cutters | |||
2 | 312927445 | Fatality | Burn/Scald(Heat) | Welders and cutters |