OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14495089
CHEROKEE FISHING AND RENTAL
WEATHERFORD, OK·
Event description
1 EMPLOYEE KILLED, 3 INJURED WHEN DIESEL TANK EXPLODED
Investigation abstract
AT 8:40 AM ON JANUARY 13, 1988, EMPLOYEE #1 WAS SEEN WELDING FOUR (4) STEEL BRAC T DAY. KETS ONTO THE BOTTOM OF A 300 GALLON STEEL BAFFLED TANK. THE TANK HAD PREVIOUSLY CONTAINED DIESEL FUEL. IT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE EMPTY, BUT NO ONE AT THE FACILITY, INCLUDING THE SUPERVISOR, HAD CHECKED TO ASSURE THAT IT WAS EMPTY, OR THAT IT H AD BEEN CLEANED SUFFICIENTLY TO BE WELDED ON. AT 9:45 AM, EMPLOYEE #1 WAS PREPAR ING TO INSTALL A METAL ANGLE ON THE TRAILER CARRYING THE TANK. THE TANK SUDDENLY EXPLODED SETTING EMPLOYEE #1 AND THE BUILDING ON FIRE. EMPLOYEES #2, #3 AND #4 SUFFERED FROM SMOKE INHALATION WHILE THEY WERE RESCUING EMPLOYEE #1. EMPLOYEE #1 WAS HOSPITALIZED FOR BURNS TO 100% OF HIS BODY. HE DIED IN THE HOSPITAL THE NEX
Victims (4)
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#1 Fatality Age 38 M
- Nature of injury
- 5
- Part of body
- 4
- Event type
- 14
- Source
- 16
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 7
- Hazardous substance
- 8880
- Task assigned
- 1
-
#2 Non-hospitalized injury Age 31 M
- Nature of injury
- 21
- Part of body
- 28
- Event type
- 8
- Source
- 16
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 7
- Hazardous substance
- 8880
- Task assigned
- 1
-
#3 Non-hospitalized injury Age 34 M
- Nature of injury
- 21
- Part of body
- 28
- Event type
- 8
- Source
- 16
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 7
- Hazardous substance
- 8880
- Task assigned
- 1
-
#4 Non-hospitalized injury Age 29 M
- Nature of injury
- 21
- Part of body
- 28
- Event type
- 8
- Source
- 16
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 7
- Hazardous substance
- 8880
- Task assigned
- 1
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