OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14535728
GUARDRAIL,UNGUARDED FL OPENING,WORK RULES,STORAGE TANK,FALL,FALL PROTECTION,FLOOR OPENING,SET UP
Event description
Employee killed in 180 ft fall into fuel oil storage tank
Investigation abstract
Employee #1 was attempting to set up pumping equipment when he fell 18 feet into a fuel oil storage tank and was killed. The fuel oil tank did not have a floor hole cover or guardrails.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 58 M
- Nature of injury
- 3
- Part of body
- 4
- Event type
- 4
- Source
- 42
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 13
- Task assigned
- 1
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