OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14241038

OXYGEN DEFICIENCY,WORK RULES,FRAC TANK,OIL WELL DRILLING,TOXIC ATMOSPHERE,INHALATION,FALL,TOXIC FUMES,OVEREXPOSURE

1986-12-08T00:00:00

Event: OXYGEN DEFICIENCY,WORK RULES,FRAC TANK,OIL WELL DRILLING,TOXIC ATMOSPHERE,INHALATION,FALL,TOXIC FUMES,OVEREXPOSURE
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 14241038
Report ID: 627700

Event description

Employee killed in toxic atmosphere of frac tank

Investigation abstract

Employee #1 kicked off an existing well that was flowing into an open surface fr ac tank. The tank had been located at the well site in an evaluation and testing effort. As he was checking the oil flow into the tank, Employee #1 was apparent ly overcome by toxic substances/oxygen deficiency. He was killed. There were no witnesses to the accident and it is not known whether Employee #1 had descended into the tank and was then overcome or whether he had been leaning into the tank and fell in after being overcome.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 23 M

Nature of injury
2

Part of body
4

Event type
8

Source
19

Occupation code
999

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
7

Task assigned
2

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