Accident Report Detail
Accident Summary Nr: 809350 - One employee killed, others injured by tank rupture
Inspection Nr | Date Opened | SIC | NAICS | Establishment Name |
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3045861 | 05/17/1988 | 2611 | 0 | Weyerhaeuser Company |
Abstract: Employees #1 through #9 were performing repairs on a pump in the vicinity of a 90 ft high by 16 ft in diameter above-ground atmospheric tank that contained approximately 450 tons of wood pulp and water. The tank, which was constructed of mild steel plate, ruptured, and the employees were enveloped and suffocated. They underwent physical trauma from being violently forced into stationary objects in the work area. Employee #1 was killed and Employees #2 through #5 were hospitalized. The cause of the failure (rupture) was a reduction in the wall plate thickness of the tank as a result of long term corrosion on its exterior.
Employee # | Inspection Nr | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
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1 | 3045861 | Hospitalized injury | Bruise/Contus/Abras | Machinery maintenance occupations | ||
2 | 3045861 | Hospitalized injury | Asphyxia | Machinery maintenance occupations | ||
3 | 3045861 | Fatality | Asphyxia | Machinery maintenance occupations | ||
4 | 3045861 | Hospitalized injury | Fracture | Machinery maintenance occupations | ||
5 | 3045861 | Non Hospitalized injury | Strain/Sprain | Machinery maintenance occupations | ||
6 | 3045861 | Hospitalized injury | Burn(Chemical) | Machinery maintenance occupations | ||
7 | 3045861 | Non Hospitalized injury | Other | Machinery maintenance occupations | ||
8 | 3045861 | Non Hospitalized injury | Dislocation | Machinery maintenance occupations | ||
9 | 3045861 | Non Hospitalized injury | Cut/Laceration | Machinery maintenance occupations |