OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14465983

FLAMMABLE LIQUID,FLAMMABLE VAPORS,WORK RULES,FIRE,INDUSTRIAL TRUCK,SPARK

1987-06-25T00:00:00

Event: FLAMMABLE LIQUID,FLAMMABLE VAPORS,WORK RULES,FIRE,INDUSTRIAL TRUCK,SPARK
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 14465983
Report ID: 626300

Event description

One employee killed, five hospitalized after flash fire

Investigation abstract

Employees #1 through #6 were working in a paint manufacturing area. An unauthori zed fork truck was being used to dump flammable solvent from a 55 gallon drum in to a mix tank. The truck stalled, and when an attempt was made to restart it, a fire erupted and engulfed the entire area in flames. Employee #1 was killed; Emp loyees #2 through #5 were hospitalized.

Victims (6)

#1 Fatality Age 19 M

Nature of injury
5

Part of body
4

Event type
2

Source
16

Occupation code
756

Human factor
11

Environmental factor
10

Task assigned
1
#2 Hospitalized Age 26 M

Nature of injury
5

Part of body
1

Event type
2

Source
16

Occupation code
756

Human factor
11

Environmental factor
10

Task assigned
1
#3 Hospitalized Age 26 M

Nature of injury
5

Part of body
1

Event type
2

Source
16

Occupation code
756

Human factor
11

Environmental factor
10

Task assigned
1
#4 Hospitalized Age 24 M

Nature of injury
5

Part of body
1

Event type
2

Source
16

Occupation code
756

Human factor
11

Environmental factor
10

Task assigned
1
#5 Hospitalized Age 24 M

Nature of injury
5

Part of body
1

Event type
2

Source
16

Occupation code
756

Human factor
11

Environmental factor
10

Task assigned
1
#6 Hospitalized Age 24 M

Nature of injury
5

Part of body
1

Event type
2

Source
16

Occupation code
756

Human factor
11

Environmental factor
10

Task assigned
1

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