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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14429336

TANK TRUCK,CONCRETE TRUCK,HATCH,WORK RULES,HIGH PRESSURE,STRUCK BY

Event
TANK TRUCK,CONCRETE TRUCK,HATCH,WORK RULES,HIGH PRESSURE,STRUCK BY
Linked inspection
No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number
14429336
Report ID
830500

Event description

EMPLOYEE KILLED WHEN LID BLEW OFF A PRESSURIZED TANKER

Investigation abstract

A CEMENT TANKER WAS BEING PRESSURIZED TO UNLOAD BULK CEMENT. A PROBLEM DEVELOPED ON THE BOTTOM OF THE TANKER, THEN A TUBE BROKE, ALLOWING CEMENT TO SPEW OUT. EM PLOYEE #1 CLIMBED ATOP THE TANKER AND BEGAN TO LOOSEN A HATCH TO RELIEVE THE PRE SSURE. THE HATCH BROKE INTO PIECES, BLEW OFF AND STRUCK EMPLOYEE #1. HE WAS KILL ED WHEN HE WAS BLOWN COMPLETELY OFF THE TANKER.

Victim

  1. #1 Fatality Age 51 M

    Nature of injury
    21
    Part of body
    4
    Event type
    14
    Source
    2
    Occupation code
    999
    Human factor
    1
    Environmental factor
    15
    Task assigned
    1

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