OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14528467
BURN,FRACTURE,INSTALLING,FLAMMABLE LIQUID,FLAMMABLE VAPORS,WORK RULES,OIL TANK,EXPLOSION,ARC WELDING,LEG
Event description
Employee killed in oil tank explosion
Investigation abstract
Employee #1 and a helper were using an electric arc welder to install metal brac es on a metal waste oil tank containing approximately 8,000 gallons of oil and o ther flammable liquids. When an arc was struck with the welding rod, the tank ex ploded. Employee #1 was blown to pieces and his helper was hospitalized with bro ken legs and serious burns.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 31 M
- Nature of injury
- 6
- Part of body
- 4
- Event type
- 14
- Source
- 40
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 7
- Task assigned
- 1
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