OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14402226

THE TRANSPORT COMPANY OF TEXAS

CORPUS CHRISTI, TX· 1987-05-19T00:00:00

Event: AMPUTATED, LOSS OF BLOOD, UNSECURED, PINNED, WORK RULES, STORAGE TANK, EXPLOSION, FALLING OBJECT, LEG, TRUCK DRIVER
NAICS: 000000
Inspection type: Accident-driven
Activity number: #100654318
Employer profile: THE TRANSPORT COMPANY OF TEXAS
Summary number: 14402226
Report ID: 626000

Event description

Employee killed when pinned under storage tank

Investigation abstract

Employee #1, a truck operator, was unloading 3,900 gallons of caustic soda from a tanker trailer into a 6,000 gallon horizontal storage tank. The storage tank e xploded and fell off its supports, pinning Employee #1. His leg was amputated an d he bled to death. Employee #1 was working alone at the time of the accident.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 51 M

Nature of injury
1

Part of body
16

Event type
2

Source
8

Occupation code
999

Human factor
9

Environmental factor
15

Hazardous substance
2260

Task assigned
1

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