OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14429336
GORDON CONSTRUCTION & READY MIX
CALHAN, CO·
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
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#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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