OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #811323

EXPLOSION,COMPARTMENT,GASOLINE,TANK

1987-10-08T00:00:00

Event: EXPLOSION,COMPARTMENT,GASOLINE,TANK
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 811323
Report ID: 257230

Event description

Employee killed during tank explosion

Investigation abstract

Employee #1 was welding inside compartment #5 of an empty gasoline transport tan k when an explosion occurred. The employee was killed. There was no fire.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 35 M

Nature of injury
6

Part of body
13

Event type
6

Source
19

Occupation code
783

Human factor
18

Environmental factor
7

Hazardous substance
1340

Task assigned
1

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