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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #765537

TANK TRUCK,FLAMMABLE VAPORS,CLEANING,EXPLOSION,FUEL OIL

Event
TANK TRUCK,FLAMMABLE VAPORS,CLEANING,EXPLOSION,FUEL OIL
Linked inspection
No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number
765537
Report ID
931400

Event description

Employee killed in tanker truck explosion

Investigation abstract

Employee #1 and a coworker were cleaning a tanker truck that had recently hauled aviation fuel. An ignition source set off an explosion of the accumulated vapor s. Employee #1 was killed.

Victim

  1. #1 Fatality Age 54 M

    Nature of injury
    21
    Part of body
    19
    Event type
    1
    Source
    35
    Occupation code
    999
    Human factor
    4
    Environmental factor
    7
    Task assigned
    1

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