OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14403521

LUNG,INADEQUATE MAINT,STORAGE TANK,UNSTABLE SURFACE,FALL,DROWN,TANK,CHEMICAL

1989-03-09T00:00:00

Event: LUNG,INADEQUATE MAINT,STORAGE TANK,UNSTABLE SURFACE,FALL,DROWN,TANK,CHEMICAL
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 14403521
Report ID: 626000

Event description

Employee drowns after falling through top of tank

Investigation abstract

Employee #1 was walking atop a storage tank and fell through a rusted area. He d rowned in the liquid sodium sulfide stored in the tank.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 30 M

Nature of injury
2

Part of body
28

Event type
14

Source
9

Occupation code
999

Human factor
4

Environmental factor
18

Task assigned
1

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