OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #690222

CLEANING,FIRE,CONSTRUCTION,EXPLOSION,AERIAL LIFT

1988-06-16T00:00:00

Event: CLEANING,FIRE,CONSTRUCTION,EXPLOSION,AERIAL LIFT
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 690222
Report ID: 552700

Event description

EMPLOYEE KILLED WHEN EXPLOSION OCCURRED IN BOOM BUCKET

Investigation abstract

EMPLOYEE #1 WAS IN A BOOM BUCKET, APPROXIMATELY 30 FEET ABOVE THE GROUND, PREPAR ING A BARN FOR PAINTING BY CLEANING IT WITH HIGH PRESSURE WATER. THERE WAS AN EX PLOSION AND FLASH FIRE THAT ENVELOPED EMPLOYEE #1 IN THE BUCKET. IT IS NOT KNOWN IF HE FELL, JUMPED, OR CAME DOWN IN THE BOOM BUCKET. THE BODY WAS FOUND ON THE GROUND UNDER THE BOOM.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 38 M

Nature of injury
5

Part of body
19

Event type
14

Source
16

Occupation code
579

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
10

Hazardous substance
1340

Task assigned
1

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