Accident Report Detail
Accident: 201925617 - Employee Cutting Gas Tank Sets Off Explosion That Kills Him
Accident: 201925617 -- Report ID: 0626700 -- Event Date: 01/25/2012 | |||||||
Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name | ||||
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315724153 | 01/26/2012 | 5093 | Viking Iron And Metal | ||||
On January 25, 2013, Employee#1 at Viking Iron and Metal Company scrap metal yard, used a torch fueled by propane to cut up an underground storage tank, about 7 ft by 21 ft in size, that once contained gasoline in a service station. When Employee#1 cut through the metal, and hit an oxygen valve, the tank exploded, throwing the employee approximately 30 feet. | |||||||
Keywords:
storage tank, propane torch, explosion, scrap metal, concussion, gasoline
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Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation | |
1 | 315724153 | Fatality | Concussion | Laborers, except construction |