OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14341473
U HAUL COMPANY OF SOUTHERN FLORIDA
MIAMI, FL·
Event description
Employee killed when flammable liquid in drum ignites
Investigation abstract
Employee #1 was preparing to replace a coupler on a tow dolly. He was standing d irectly in front of a 55 gallon drum that contained a flammable liquid; other ne arby drums contained approximately 700 gallons of motor oil. When Employee #1 us ed a striker to light an oxyacetylene torch the drum exploded. Employee #1 died of third-degree burns.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 24 M
- Nature of injury
- 5
- Part of body
- 4
- Event type
- 14
- Source
- 19
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 7
- Hazardous substance
- 8880
- Task assigned
- 1
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