OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14327779
STEUART PETROLEUM COMPANY
PINEY POINT, MD·
Event description
Four killed, one injured when aviation fuel explodes
Investigation abstract
Employees #1 through #5 were using a vacuum truck on a pier to pump the remainin g JP4 aviation fuel from the cargo tanks of a floating barge. An explosion and f ire occurred during the transfer process. Employee #1 was hospitalized and Emplo yees #2 through #5 were killed. The ignition source was not determined. The flas hpoint of this fuel was 10 to 30 degrees Fahrenheit. The barge dimensions were 3 00 ft by 60 ft, with a 17 ft draft.
Victims (5)
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#1 Hospitalized Age 44 M
- Nature of injury
- 21
- Part of body
- 19
- Event type
- 1
- Source
- 16
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 10
- Task assigned
- 1
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#2 Fatality Age 54 M
- Nature of injury
- 21
- Part of body
- 19
- Event type
- 1
- Source
- 16
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 10
- Task assigned
- 1
-
#3 Fatality Age 40 M
- Nature of injury
- 21
- Part of body
- 19
- Event type
- 1
- Source
- 16
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 10
- Task assigned
- 1
-
#4 Fatality Age 46 M
- Nature of injury
- 21
- Part of body
- 19
- Event type
- 1
- Source
- 16
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 10
- Task assigned
- 1
-
#5 Fatality Age 42 M
- Nature of injury
- 21
- Part of body
- 19
- Event type
- 1
- Source
- 16
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 10
- Task assigned
- 1
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