OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #630061

BURN,FIRE,GASOLINE,NON-APPROVED GAS CAN

1985-06-17T10:00:00

Event: BURN,FIRE,GASOLINE,NON-APPROVED GAS CAN
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 630061
Report ID: 213900

Event description

FIRE IN STORAGE TRAILER

Investigation abstract

ON JUNE 17, 1985 AT APPROXIMATELY 10 AM, A FOREMAN FOR A CONSTRUCTION COMPANY WA S WORKING ALONE IN A STORAGE TRAILER. HE WAS BURNED TO DEATH WHEN AN INTENSE FIR E OCCURED. THE IGNITION SOURCE OF THE FIRE IS UNKNOWN. THE FUEL SOURCE OF THE FI RE APPEARS TO BE 5 GALLONS OF GASOLINE WHICH WAS BEING STORED IN THE TRAILER IN A NON-APPROVED TYPE CONTAINER.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 43 M

Nature of injury
4

Part of body
19

Event type
14

Source
16

Occupation code
999

Human factor
11

Environmental factor
10

Task assigned
1

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