OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14552376

FLAMMABLE VAPORS,WORK RULES,CONSTRUCTION,STORAGE TANK,EXPLOSION,STRUCK BY,GASOLINE,CUTTING AND BURNING

1984-07-13T00:00:00

Event: FLAMMABLE VAPORS,WORK RULES,CONSTRUCTION,STORAGE TANK,EXPLOSION,STRUCK BY,GASOLINE,CUTTING AND BURNING
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 14552376
Report ID: 213400

Event description

Employee killed when struck by end of exploding tank

Investigation abstract

At approximately 11:00 a.m. on July 13, 1984, Employee #1 and a coworker were pr eparing to cut the ends off of an old underground gasoline storage tank. Employe e #1 was filling the approximately 5 ft in diameter by 18 ft long tank with wate r. When the coworker started to cut the tank, it exploded. Employee #1 was struc k by the end of the tank and thrown approximately 96 ft. He suffered multiple de vastating injuries and was killed.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 25 M

Nature of injury
21

Part of body
4

Event type
1

Source
9

Occupation code
999

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
7

Hazardous substance
1340

Task assigned
1

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