Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 307950378 - Employee Is Killed in Explosion

Accident Summary Nr: 307950378 -- Report ID: 0625410 -- Event Date: 12/02/2004
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
307950378	12/29/2004	5032	423320	Vernco Construction

Abstract: On December 2, 2004, Employee #1 was working at a cement plant, where a metal latch on the middle compartment of a bulk cement taker was pressurized to pump powdered cement into the storage silo at the cement plant. An explosion occurred, and he was killed.

Keywords: PRESSURE VESSEL, EXPLOSION, PRESSURE PIPING, ABRASION, COMPARTMENT, MECH MALFUNCTION, CONTUSION, SILO

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	307950378			Fatality	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Occupation not reported

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