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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14306013

BURN,INSTALLING,FLAMMABLE VAPORS,FIRE,CONSTRUCTION,STORAGE TANK,EXPLOSION,REFINERY

Event
BURN,INSTALLING,FLAMMABLE VAPORS,FIRE,CONSTRUCTION,STORAGE TANK,EXPLOSION,REFINERY
Linked inspection
No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number
14306013
Report ID
454711

Event description

One employee killed, one injured in explosion and fire

Investigation abstract

Employees #1 and #2 were installing insulation onto a refinery storage tank when vapors ignited., causing an explosion and fire. Employee #1 was killed and Empl oyee #2 was hospitalized with burns.

Victims (2)

  1. #1 Fatality Age 39 M

    Nature of injury
    5
    Part of body
    31
    Event type
    14
    Source
    16
    Occupation code
    593
    Human factor
    1
    Environmental factor
    10
    Task assigned
    1
  2. #2 Hospitalized Age 18 M

    Nature of injury
    5
    Part of body
    31
    Event type
    14
    Source
    16
    Occupation code
    593
    Human factor
    1
    Environmental factor
    10
    Task assigned
    1

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