OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14256267
BURN,TANK TRUCK,FLAMMABLE VAPORS,WORK RULES,FIRE,EXPLOSION,SMOKING,ASPHALT
Event description
HIGHWAY TANKER TRAILER EXPLODED AND BURNED
Investigation abstract
ON JANUARY 8, 1987, AT 6:58 PM, EMPLOYEES #1 AND #2 WERE UNLOADING APPROXIMATELY 400 GALLONS OF RC-3 ASPHALT CUTBACK FROM A 6500 GALLON TANKER TRAILER. ONE OF T HE EMPLOYEES OPERATED HIS CIGARETTE LIGHTER NEAR THE OPEN TANKER DOME LID, IGNIT ING THE FLAMMABLE VAPORS THERE AND CAUSING AN EXPLOSION AND FIRE. BOTH EMPLOYEES SUFFERED INJURIES, BUT WERE NOT HOSPITALIZED.
Victims (2)
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#1 Non-hospitalized injury Age 40 M
- Nature of injury
- 5
- Part of body
- 9
- Event type
- 14
- Source
- 16
- Occupation code
- 505
- Human factor
- 18
- Environmental factor
- 10
- Hazardous substance
- 0290
- Task assigned
- 1
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#2 Non-hospitalized injury Age 36 M
- Nature of injury
- 5
- Part of body
- 2
- Event type
- 14
- Source
- 16
- Occupation code
- 505
- Human factor
- 18
- Environmental factor
- 10
- Hazardous substance
- 0290
- Task assigned
- 1
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