OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14532212
AURORA NORTH FUEL SALES, INC.
ANCHORAGE, AK·
Event description
Employees killed when vessel carrying gasoline explodes
Investigation abstract
A vessel carrying 20,000 gallons of gasoline and 15,000 gallons of diesel oil ex ploded and burned. Employees #1 through #3 were killed. The explosion was though t to be caused by a generator that was operating below the deck. Gasoline vapors migrated into the engine room and exploded. The vessel had not been inspected b y the U.S. Coast Guard.
Victims (3)
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#1 Fatality Age 58 M
- Nature of injury
- 5
- Part of body
- 19
- Event type
- 14
- Source
- 16
- Occupation code
- 804
- Human factor
- 6
- Environmental factor
- 10
- Hazardous substance
- 1340
- Task assigned
- 2
-
#2 Fatality Age 34 M
- Nature of injury
- 5
- Part of body
- 19
- Event type
- 14
- Source
- 16
- Occupation code
- 829
- Human factor
- 6
- Environmental factor
- 10
- Hazardous substance
- 1340
- Task assigned
- 1
-
#3 Fatality Age 34 M
- Nature of injury
- 5
- Part of body
- 19
- Event type
- 14
- Source
- 16
- Occupation code
- 828
- Human factor
- 6
- Environmental factor
- 10
- Hazardous substance
- 1340
- Task assigned
- 1
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