OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #909937
SMITH SCRAP METAL INC.
COLUMBIA, SC·
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
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#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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