Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 570283 - TANK RUPTURED, KILLING EMPLOYEE

Accident Summary Nr: 570283 -- Report ID: 0521700 -- Event Date: 07/22/1985
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1245620	07/26/1985	6515	0	Paradise Park

Abstract: EMPLOYEE #1 WAS FILLING LPG TANKS FOR A TRAILER PARK. ONE TANK WAS OLD AND RUSTED AROUND THE BOTTOM. WHILE FILLING THIS LPG TANK, THE BOTTOM RUPTURED AND THE PRESSURE OF THE ESCAPING GAS PROPELLED THE TANK INTO THE AIR. IT STRUCK EMPLOYEE #1 IN THE HEAD, KILLING HIM.

Keywords: HEAD, RUPTURE, LP GAS, LPG CONTAINER, STRUCK BY, TRAILER, TANK

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1245620			Fatality	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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