OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14466346

BURN,ACETYLENE TORCH,DIESEL FUEL TANK,FLAMMABLE LIQUID,FLAMMABLE VAPORS,WORK RULES,FIRE,WELDER,WELDING,EXPLOSION

1987-04-21T00:00:00

Event: BURN,ACETYLENE TORCH,DIESEL FUEL TANK,FLAMMABLE LIQUID,FLAMMABLE VAPORS,WORK RULES,FIRE,WELDER,WELDING,EXPLOSION
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 14466346
Report ID: 626300

Event description

Employee burned when diesel fuel tank explodes

Investigation abstract

Employee #1 was using an oxygen-acetylene welding torch and brass filler rod to braze a leak in a 21 gallon diesel fuel tank from a 1979 Oldsmobile. He was stan ding over the tank when it exploded. Employee #1 caught on fire from his waist t o his head and suffered severe burns over 35 percent of his body.

Victim

#1 Hospitalized Age 49 M

Nature of injury
5

Part of body
4

Event type
14

Source
16

Occupation code
999

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
7

Task assigned
1

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