A welder working for Gulf Coast Trawl Doors is dead after an explosion on a boat he was working on Monday morning near Kemah, Texas.
The man, 57, was welding a small gas tank on an off-shore boat, which was dry-docked at a business in the 900 block of Lawrence Road, when deputies believe the fumes from the tank ignited, according to the Galveston County Sheriff's Office Chief Deputy Darrell Isaacks.
The man was rushed to Clear Lake Regional Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead upon arrival, Isaacks said.
The business where the explosion occurred, Gulf Coast Trawl Doors, specializes in boat welding and fabrication.
You have to make sure the gas tank is empty, buddy. See you in the next life (if such a thing exists).
