OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14482228
STEWART INDUSTRIAL SERVICES, INC.
NEW HAVEN, WV·
Event description
Employee killed when urethane ignites and explodes in tank
Investigation abstract
Employee #1 was spraying a coat of flammable urethane on the inside of a 7 ft hi gh by 6 ft diameter metal tank. The vapors ignited and exploded while he was lea ving the tank. Employee #1 was killed.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 42 M
- Nature of injury
- 10
- Part of body
- 19
- Event type
- 14
- Source
- 9
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 6
- Environmental factor
- 9
- Task assigned
- 1
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