OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14528103
MILLER TRANSPORTATION, INC.
SANDERSVILLE, MS·
Event description
EMPLOYEE KILLED WHEN OIL STORAGE TANK EXPLODED
Investigation abstract
EMPLOYEE #1 WAS PICKING UP CRUDE OIL FROM STORAGE TANKS AT R W TYSON PRODUCING C O., INC. HE WAS AT THE #1 STORAGE TANK (OVETT FIELD), WHEN AN EXPLOSION OCCURRED . EMPLOYEE #1 WAS BURNED TO DEATH.
Victims (2)
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#1 Fatality Age 60 M
- Nature of injury
- 5
- Part of body
- 4
- Event type
- 14
- Source
- 16
- Occupation code
- 804
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 10
- Task assigned
- 1
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#981 Degree 0 Age 0
- Nature of injury
- 0
- Part of body
- 0
- Event type
- 0
- Source
- 0
- Occupation code
- 0
- Human factor
- 0
- Environmental factor
- 0
- Task assigned
- 0
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