OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14559603
EXPLOSION,LACERATION,TANK,CUTTING AND BURNING
Event description
EMPLOYEE KILLED WHEN USING CUTTING TORCH ON STORAGE TANK
Investigation abstract
Employee #1 was involved in the removal of an underground storage tank, and was cutting on the vessel with a gas cutting torch. This action caused an explosion resulting in his death.
Victims (3)
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#1 Fatality Age 38 M
- Nature of injury
- 21
- Part of body
- 13
- Event type
- 14
- Source
- 9
- Occupation code
- 853
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 7
- Hazardous substance
- 1340
- Task assigned
- 2
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#981 Degree 0 Age 0
- Nature of injury
- 0
- Part of body
- 0
- Event type
- 0
- Source
- 0
- Occupation code
- 0
- Human factor
- 0
- Environmental factor
- 0
- Task assigned
- 0
-
#982 Degree 0 Age 0
- Nature of injury
- 0
- Part of body
- 0
- Event type
- 0
- Source
- 0
- Occupation code
- 0
- Human factor
- 0
- Environmental factor
- 0
- Task assigned
- 0
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