OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14289763

ACETYLENE TORCH,WORK RULES,CONSTRUCTION,EXPLOSION,STRUCK BY,FLYING OBJECT,TANK

1987-09-03T00:00:00

Event: ACETYLENE TORCH,WORK RULES,CONSTRUCTION,EXPLOSION,STRUCK BY,FLYING OBJECT,TANK
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 14289763
Report ID: 355111

Event description

Employee killed when struck on head by tank top

Investigation abstract

Employee #1 was using an acetylene torch to heat the top of a tar tank on a truc k. The tank exploded and the top struck him on the head. Employee #1 was killed.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 3 M

Nature of injury
21

Part of body
13

Event type
1

Source
43

Occupation code
599

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
5

Task assigned
1

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