Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at TURNER INDUSTRIES GROUP, 1300 PPG Drive, WESTLAKE, LOUISIANA 70669
on , Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified, affecting the nonclassifiable.
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Final narrative
A Turner employee had been assigned to remove exterior piping, valves, and flanges on a tank. The employee noticed flames coming from erosion holes in the top of the tank and evacuated the work area, headed for a maintenance shop. As they reached the shop, the tank exploded. The employee was knocked down by the blast and burned by the flames.
HospitalizedNonclassifiableTanks, bins, vats-nonconfined space