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Inspection: 18613984 - E-Z Lift, Inc.
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Inspection Information - Office: Kentucky | ||||
| Nr: 18613984 | Report ID: 0452110 | Open Date: 08/05/1985 | ||
| E-Z Lift, Inc. | ||||
| 6200 Camp Ground Road Louisville, KY 40216 | Union Status: NonUnion | |||
| SIC: 7359/Equipment Rental and Leasing, Not Elsewhere Classified | ||||
| Mailing: 4621 Clayton Terrace, Louisville, KY 40214 | ||||
| Inspection Type: | Accident | |||
| Scope: | Partial | Advanced Notice: | N | |
| Ownership: | Private | |||
| Safety/Health: | Safety | Close Conference: | 08/05/1985 | |
| Planning Guide: | Safety-Construction | Close Case: | 01/19/1989 | |
Accident Investigation Summary | ||||||
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| Summary Nr: 14262638 | Event: 07/18/1985 | Storage Tank Exploded, Killing Nearby Employees | ||||
| ON JULY 18, 1985, AT APPROXIMATELY 2 PM, A MAINTENANCE MECHANIC, HIS HELPER AND A CRANE OPERATOR WERE INSTALLING CATWALKS ON THE PRODUCT AND STORAGE TANKS IN THE TANK FARM. TANK 3A COULD NOT BE BLANKED WITH A METAL DISK, SO A PLASTIC DRUM LINER WAS PLACED OVER THE VENT AND OVERFLOW PIPE. THERE HAD BEEN SOME OXY-ACETYLENE CUTTING ON THE CATWALK IN THE VICINITY OF THE PLASTIC BAG OVER THE VENT AND OVERFLOW PIPE. SOMEHOW THE METHANYL VAPORS FROM TANK 3A WERE IGNITED. THE FIRE SPREAD TO THE TANK, CAUSING THE ENTIRE TANK TO EXPLODE. THE CONCUSSION FROM THE EXPLOSION KILLED THE MAINTENANCE MECHANIC AND HELPER THAT WERE ON THE TANK CATWALK. THE CRANE OPERATOR DIED FROM BURNS RECEIVED FROM THE BURNING PHENOLIC RESIN THAT WAS BLOWN ONTO HIS BODY BY THE EXPLOSION. | ||||||
| Keywords: flammable vapors, storage tank, explosion, concussion, tank, burn, welding | ||||||
| Inspection | Degree | Nature | Occupation | |||
| 1 | 18613984 | Fatality | Burn/Scald(Heat) | Crane and tower operators | ||