OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14219224
STORAGE TANK,EXPLOSION,CUTTING AND BURNING
Event description
Employee killed, one injured in tank explosion
Investigation abstract
Employees were cutting into a storage tank when it exploded. Employee #1 was kil led and Employee #2 was injured.
Victims (2)
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#1 Fatality Age 21 M
- Nature of injury
- 6
- Part of body
- 4
- Event type
- 5
- Source
- 16
- Occupation code
- 783
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 9
- Task assigned
- 1
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#2 Non-hospitalized injury Age 29 M
- Nature of injury
- 7
- Part of body
- 4
- Event type
- 6
- Source
- 16
- Occupation code
- 865
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 9
- Task assigned
- 1
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