OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221373616
ASPHALT EXPRESS ENTERPRISES, L.L.C.
ARDMORE, OK·
Event description
Employee is killed due to explosion while welding
Investigation abstract
At 10:00 a.m. on July 16, 2021, an employee was killed due to burns from a fire following an explosion that occurred while he was welding. The source of the explosion is unknown, but believed to be gases from the tank farm where he was working or welding gases ignited by either a vehicle or a welding machine.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 26 M
- Event type
- 14
- Occupation code
- 783
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