OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221764954

D.A. DODD, LLC

LA PORTE, IN— 2024-12-10T00:00:00

Event: Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Brain, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Fall Protection, Flammable Liquid, Flammable Vapors, Gas, Ground, Head, Ignition, Lanyard, Rupture, Tank, Traumatic Brain Injury
NAICS: 238220
Inspection type: Federal Agency
Activity number: #347933566
Employer profile: D.A. DODD, LLC
Summary number: 221764954
Report ID: 0551800
Project type: C
Construction end-use: H

Event description

Employee is fatally injured after ignition of flammable gas

Investigation abstract

At 1:00 p.m. on December 10, 2024, Employee #1 was using a torch to heat the steel lid of a tank, intending to cut a hole for installing a level indicator. Flammable gas inside the tank ignited as the torch was applied, causing the tank to rupture. The employee's lanyard was cut during the incident, resulting in a fall to the ground. He sustained blunt force trauma to the head and died from his injuries.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 28 M

Event type
5

Occupation code
585

Fall distance
30

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