OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14490759
DOMERMUTH PETROLEUM EQUIP. & MAINT. CORP. DBA
SYRACUSE, NY·
Event description
Employee killed in tank truck explosion
Investigation abstract
Employee #1 was attempting to clean sludge from a tank truck that had contained explosion. flammable materials, such as gasoline or oil. Employee #1 was sitting on top of the truck with his feet dangling inside one of the hatch openings. He had a trou ble light in the vicinity of the hatch opening and the nozzle end of a water pre ssure washer unit to clean the inside of the tank. When Employee #1 pulled the t rigger of the nozzle, an explosion occurred that blew him through the roof of th e building. Employee #1 was killed. Apparently, the tanker had not been ventilat ed to remove the flammable vapors, which, in combination with the water from the nozzle hitting the hot bulb of a non-explosion-proof trouble light, caused the
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 26 M
- Nature of injury
- 21
- Part of body
- 19
- Event type
- 14
- Source
- 35
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 6
- Environmental factor
- 7
- Hazardous substance
- 1340
- Task assigned
- 1
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