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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14497648

HEAD,FLAMMABLE LIQUID,VENTING,WORK RULES,STRUCK AGAINST,STORAGE TANK,WELDING,EXPLOSION,STRUCK BY,FLYING OBJECT

Event
HEAD,FLAMMABLE LIQUID,VENTING,WORK RULES,STRUCK AGAINST,STORAGE TANK,WELDING,EXPLOSION,STRUCK BY,FLYING OBJECT
Linked inspection
No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number
14497648
Report ID
626600

Event description

Welder killed in tank explosion

Investigation abstract

Employee #1 was welding a tank holding a class II combustible. He was standing o cent Indopol. The low pressure tank was not built in accordance with acceptable standards (i.e., there were no vents or emergency relief devices). n either the front side of the tank or on the ladder by the tank when the tank e xploded. Employee #1 suffered fatal head injuries when he was struck by part of the tank and hurled into a concrete wall. The tank, which was shop-made from a c ement truck mixer drum, was manufactured as an atmospheric tank that the company turned into a low pressure tank. The 8 yard mixer drum, model #232, was manufac tured by Rexnord, Inc., Milwaukee, WI, and the valve, model #I-19816, was manufa ctured by Bendix-Westinghouse. The class II combustible was Thoco 50 truck wax, a blend of 80 percent kerosene, 18 1/2 percent Tenneco golden oil, and 1 1/2 per

Victim

  1. #1 Fatality Age 51 M

    Nature of injury
    5
    Part of body
    19
    Event type
    6
    Source
    35
    Occupation code
    999
    Human factor
    1
    Environmental factor
    7
    Task assigned
    1

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