Accident Report Detail
Accident: 42180.015 - Employee Using A Welding Torch Is Killed When Vapors Explode
Accident: 42180.015 -- Report ID: 0729700 -- Event Date: 03/11/2013 | |||||||
Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name | ||||
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895103.015 | 03/11/2013 | Rieke Grading, Inc. | |||||
At 9:30 a.m. on March 11, 2013, Employee #1, employed by an excavation company, was doing maintenance work on a vacuum unit truck. He was operating a welding torch to unfreeze either a gate or brake valve. The containment unit's gate valves were open, and flammable vapors inside the containment unit exploded. Employee #1 was killed. | |||||||
Keywords:
torch, explosion, head, ignition system, motor vehicle, flammable vapors, construction, truck, valve, welding
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Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation | |
1 | 895103.015 | 23 | M | Fatality | Other | Hazardous Materials Removal Worker |