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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221540586

Automobile Muffler,Automotive Repair,Burn,Explosion,Fire,Flammable Vapors,Gas,Gasoline,Hot Work,Lack of Engineering Controls,Lack of Work Procedures,Mechanic,Repair,Tank Truck,Torso,Truck,Truck Driver,Vapor,Welder,Welding

Event
Automobile Muffler,Automotive Repair,Burn,Explosion,Fire,Flammable Vapors,Gas,Gasoline,Hot Work,Lack of Engineering Controls,Lack of Work Procedures,Mechanic,Repair,Tank Truck,Torso,Truck,Truck Driver,Vapor,Welder,Welding
Linked inspection
No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number
221540586
Report ID
0418800

Event description

Employee is killed from burns after truck tank explodes in s

Victim

  1. #1 Fatality Age 55 M

    Event type
    14
    Occupation code
    806

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