Accident Report Detail
Accident: 96407.015 - Employee Is Struck By A Cap When Vapors Ignite While Cutting
Accident: 96407.015 -- Report ID: 0830300 -- Event Date: 06/12/2017 | |||||||
Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name | ||||
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1240585.015 | 06/15/2017 | Black Hills Trucking | |||||
At 7:30 a.m. on June 12, 2017, an employee was cutting a section of a mud pump using a welder. The vapors in the mud pump ignited and a cap forced from one end of the mud pump struck the employee. The employee sustained an internal chest injury. | |||||||
Keywords:
struck by, pressure piping, compressed gas, hazardous waste
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Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation | |
1 | 1240585.015 | 61 | M | Hospitalized injury | Other | Welders and cutters |