Accident Report Detail
Accident: 605188 - One Employee Killed, Another Injured During Tank Explosion
Accident: 605188 -- Report ID: 0418600 -- Event Date: 10/01/1993 | |||||||
Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name | ||||
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106094782 | 10/04/1993 | 3743 | Alabama Railcar Service | ||||
Employee #1 was spraying a flammable lining inside a railroad tank car. The light being used for illumination pulled apart and ignited flammable vapors. An explosion occurred, killing Employee #1, who sustained severe burns. Employee #2, the attendant, was also badly burned. He was hospitalized. No monitoring was conducted to monitor the flammable levels. | |||||||
Keywords:
burn, confined space, flammable vapors, railroad tank car, work rules, fire, explosion
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Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation | |
1 | 106094782 | Fatality | Burn/Scald(Heat) | Occupation not reported | |||
2 | 106094782 | Hospitalized injury | Burn/Scald(Heat) | Occupation not reported |