OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #867580
FULTON DRIVER RENTAL CO.
NORTH CANTON, OH·
Event description
EMPLOYEE KILLED FROM WELDING EXPLOSION
Investigation abstract
Two employees were working on a semi-truck tank trailer, removing equipment in t o weld a crack in the tank trailer. A coworker removed the equipment from the ta nk trailer, sanded, drilled, and prepared the crack to be welded. The worker ste pped down from between the tank trailer and the semi-tractor. Employee # 1 began welding the crack, when the tank trailer exploded killing employee #1. The tank trailer was empty but diesel fuel had been in the front tank trailer compartmen t and gasoline had been in the compartment next to the front tank area.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 35 M
- Nature of injury
- 22
- Part of body
- 19
- Event type
- 14
- Source
- 35
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 9
- Hazardous substance
- 1340
- Task assigned
- 1
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