OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14539662
FLAMMABLE VAPORS,EXPLOSION
Event description
EXPLOSION OF STORAGE TANKS
Investigation abstract
EMPLOYEE #1 AND TWO OTHER EMPLOYEES WERE USING OPEN FLAMES AROUND TANKS WHICH HA D PREVIOUSLY CONTAINED HYDROCARBONS.
Victims (3)
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#1 Fatality Age 21 M
- Nature of injury
- 5
- Part of body
- 4
- Event type
- 14
- Source
- 16
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 6
- Environmental factor
- 10
- Task assigned
- 1
-
#2 Hospitalized Age 39 M
- Nature of injury
- 5
- Part of body
- 9
- Event type
- 14
- Source
- 16
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 6
- Environmental factor
- 10
- Task assigned
- 1
-
#3 Hospitalized Age 23 M
- Nature of injury
- 5
- Part of body
- 9
- Event type
- 14
- Source
- 16
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 6
- Environmental factor
- 10
- Task assigned
- 1
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