Nitrogen Tank Bursts, Kills Naval Base Worker
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From Times Staff Reports
A civilian employee at the Seal Beach Naval Weapons Station was killed Thursday when he was hit by metal debris after a nitrogen gas tank ruptured.
The 53-year-old man was not identified pending notification of relatives, officials said. The accident occurred about 10:45 a.m. as he and two others calibrated submarine depth gauges using pressurized nitrogen. All three worked for the Naval Surface Warfare Center, a base tenant.
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