OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #1000884

BURN,DIESEL FUEL TANK,WORK RULES,WELDING,BACK,EXPLOSION,ARM,TANK,HAND

1988-11-16T00:00:00

Event: BURN,DIESEL FUEL TANK,WORK RULES,WELDING,BACK,EXPLOSION,ARM,TANK,HAND
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 1000884
Report ID: 453710

Event description

Employee burned during fuel tank explosion

Investigation abstract

Employee #1 was attempting to weld steel lifting shackles onto a tank that had c ontained diesel fuel. The tank exploded. Employee #1 sustained severe burns on h is back, arms, and hands. The tank had not been cleaned or purged before the wel ding operation.

Victim

#1 Hospitalized Age 40 M

Nature of injury
5

Part of body
4

Event type
14

Source
16

Occupation code
783

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
18

Hazardous substance
8880

Task assigned
1

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