OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #909937

CHEST,HEAD,FLAMMABLE VAPORS,WORK RULES,STORAGE TANK,EXPLOSION,GASOLINE,CUTTING AND BURNING

1988-12-06T00:00:00

Event: CHEST,HEAD,FLAMMABLE VAPORS,WORK RULES,STORAGE TANK,EXPLOSION,GASOLINE,CUTTING AND BURNING
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 909937
Report ID: 454510

Event description

Employee killed in gas storage tank explosion

Investigation abstract

Employee #1 was on the southeast side of a work site cutting the end of a 5,000 gallon gasoline storage tank with a cutting torch. The gas fumes in the tank ign ited, then exploded. Employee #1 sustained head and chest injuries and was kille d.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 22 M

Nature of injury
1

Part of body
13

Event type
1

Source
7

Occupation code
999

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
5

Hazardous substance
1340

Task assigned
1

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