Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 96407.015 - Employee is struck by a cap when vapors ignite while cutting

Accident Summary Nr: 96407.015 -- Report ID: 0830300 -- Event Date: 06/12/2017
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1240585.015	06/15/2017		484121	Black Hills Trucking

Abstract: 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: Compressed Gas, Hazardous Waste, Pressure Piping, Struck By

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1240585.015	61	M	Hospitalized injury		Welders and cutters

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