OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14557037

STATIC ELECTRICITY,FLAMMABLE LIQUID,FLAMMABLE VAPORS,WORK RULES,CLEANING,DRUM,FIRE,EXPLOSION

1984-04-12T00:00:00

Event: STATIC ELECTRICITY,FLAMMABLE LIQUID,FLAMMABLE VAPORS,WORK RULES,CLEANING,DRUM,FIRE,EXPLOSION
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 14557037
Report ID: 653510

Event description

Employee killed when solvent ignited by static electricity

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 55 M

Nature of injury
5

Part of body
19

Event type
14

Source
16

Occupation code
79

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
10

Hazardous substance
2037

Task assigned
1

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