Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 117602.015 - Two employees are killed in oil tank explosion

Accident Summary Nr: 117602.015 -- Report ID: 0257220 -- Event Date: 06/25/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1412578.015	06/25/2019		237120	Yamil Bermudez Guzman

Abstract: At 10:41 a.m. on June 25, 2019, Employees #1 and #2 were working at a multiemployer project at an oil refinery. They were welding a deck bridge between two oil tanks when an explosion occurred. Both employees were engulfed in flames and were killed.

Keywords: Bridge Deck, Burn, Chemical Vapor, Construction, Explosion, Flammable Liquid, Flammable Vapors, Heat, Oil Tank, Welder, Welding

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Refinery		Maintenance or repair					X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1412578.015	20	M	Fatality		Welders and cutters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Placing bridge deck Fatality Cause:
2	1412578.015	47	M	Fatality		Welders and cutters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Placing bridge deck Fatality Cause:

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