Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 107497.015 - Five employees hospitalized, two killed, when empty drum of

Accident Summary Nr: 107497.015 -- Report ID: 0316700 -- Event Date: 07/19/2018
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1331518.015	07/19/2018		921190	Letterkenny Army Depot

Abstract: At 7:15 a.m. on July 19, 2018, three employees were replacing an empty 55 gallon drum of paint reducer with a full drum of paint reducer. As the pump equipment was being transferred from the old empty barrel to the new full barrel, an unknown ignition source started a fire with the flammable vapors from one of the drums. After the initial flash fire, an explosion occurred. Five employees were hospitalized, three employees in the area were severely burned. Two employees died.

Keywords: Burn, Drum, Explosion, Flammable Vapors, Paint Solvent

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1331518.015	60	M	Fatality
2	1331518.015	29	M	Fatality		Painting and paint spraying machine operators

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