Accident Report Detail
Accident: 744490 - Employee Dies In Asphalt Tank Explosion
Accident: 744490 -- Report ID: 0951510 -- Event Date: 06/28/1993 | |||||||
Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name | ||||
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120632849 | 06/30/1993 | 1611 | Niu Construction | ||||
At approximately 3:30 p.m. on June 28, 1993, Employee #1 was in a front end loader bucket using an oxygen/acetylene welding torch to cut off nuts from a panel on the side of an asphalt storage tank. An explosion occurred. Employee #1 died from his injuries on July 2, 1993, at approximately 10:00 a.m. | |||||||
Keywords:
acetylene torch, flammable vapors, work rules, construction, torch, explosion, tank, asphalt, cutting and burning
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Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation | |
1 | 120632849 | Fatality | Burn/Scald(Heat) | Welders and cutters |