OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14505853

SOLDERING TORCH,FLAMMABLE LIQUID,DRUM,FIRE,EXPLOSION

1985-10-30T00:00:00

Event: SOLDERING TORCH,FLAMMABLE LIQUID,DRUM,FIRE,EXPLOSION
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 14505853
Report ID: 830500

Event description

55 GALLON DRUM OF FLAMMABLE LIQUID EXPLODED BY HOT TORCH

Investigation abstract

A 52 YEAR OLD WORKER WAS FATALLY INJURED AS A RESULT OF AN EXPLOSION/FIRE WHICH HAPPENED AS A SOLDERING/TORCH UNIT WAS APPLIED TO A 55-GALLON DRUM CONTAINING FL AMMABLE VAPORS/LIQUID.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 52 M

Nature of injury
5

Part of body
4

Event type
14

Source
16

Occupation code
999

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
10

Task assigned
2

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