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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14314603

LEAK,FLAMMABLE VAPORS,BUILDING COLLAPSE,WORK RULES,FIRE,EXPLOSION,LACERATION,GAS LEAK,FLYING OBJECT,GASOLINE

Event
LEAK,FLAMMABLE VAPORS,BUILDING COLLAPSE,WORK RULES,FIRE,EXPLOSION,LACERATION,GAS LEAK,FLYING OBJECT,GASOLINE
Linked inspection
No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number
14314603
Report ID
317000

Event description

79-year-old employee killed, 9 injured in gasoline explosion

Investigation abstract

Employees #1 through #10 were working at their regular tasks. Employee #1, age 7 9, was sent down to the basement to clean up gasoline that had accumulated in a basement from a leak at a gas station next to the work site. An unknown source i gnited the gasoline fumes, causing an explosion in which Employee #1 was killed. The building collapsed and materials were blown about the work area, striking t he other employees. Employees #2 through #10 sustained multiple cuts, but only E mployees #2 and #3 were hospitalized.

Victims (10)

  1. #1 Fatality Age 79 M

    Nature of injury
    2
    Part of body
    28
    Event type
    8
    Source
    16
    Occupation code
    999
    Human factor
    1
    Environmental factor
    7
    Task assigned
    1

  2. #10 Non-hospitalized injury Age 51 M

    Nature of injury
    7
    Part of body
    17
    Event type
    1
    Source
    16
    Occupation code
    999
    Human factor
    1
    Environmental factor
    5
    Task assigned
    1

  3. #2 Hospitalized Age 38 F

    Nature of injury
    12
    Part of body
    3
    Event type
    1
    Source
    16
    Occupation code
    999
    Human factor
    1
    Environmental factor
    5
    Task assigned
    1

  4. #3 Hospitalized Age 35 M

    Nature of injury
    9
    Part of body
    4
    Event type
    1
    Source
    16
    Occupation code
    999
    Human factor
    1
    Environmental factor
    5
    Task assigned
    1

  5. #4 Non-hospitalized injury Age 29 F

    Nature of injury
    9
    Part of body
    20
    Event type
    1
    Source
    16
    Occupation code
    999
    Human factor
    1
    Environmental factor
    5
    Task assigned
    1

  6. #5 Non-hospitalized injury Age 31 M

    Nature of injury
    7
    Part of body
    17
    Event type
    1
    Source
    16
    Occupation code
    999
    Human factor
    1
    Environmental factor
    5
    Task assigned
    1

  7. #6 Non-hospitalized injury Age 31 M

    Nature of injury
    7
    Part of body
    12
    Event type
    1
    Source
    16
    Occupation code
    999
    Human factor
    1
    Environmental factor
    5
    Task assigned
    1

  8. #7 Non-hospitalized injury Age 37 M

    Nature of injury
    7
    Part of body
    17
    Event type
    1
    Source
    16
    Occupation code
    999
    Human factor
    1
    Environmental factor
    5
    Task assigned
    1

  9. #8 Non-hospitalized injury Age 21 M

    Nature of injury
    7
    Part of body
    12
    Event type
    1
    Source
    16
    Occupation code
    999
    Human factor
    1
    Environmental factor
    5
    Task assigned
    1

  10. #9 Non-hospitalized injury Age 48 F

    Nature of injury
    7
    Part of body
    17
    Event type
    1
    Source
    16
    Occupation code
    999
    Human factor
    1
    Environmental factor
    5
    Task assigned
    1

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