OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #954750
BURN,OFF LOADING,FUEL TRUCK,GASOLINE
Event description
EMPLOYEE KILLED WHEN ENGULFED IN FLAMES WHILE UNLOADING FUEL
Investigation abstract
At about 5:00 p.m., Employee #1 who worked for Oceanway Distributors Incorporate ning, in order for the PTO pump to operate, and its hot exhaust system, located 36 in. from the intake valve, became exposed to the spraying fuel. Employee #1 b ecame completely drenched with gasoline, and ignition occurred as the fuel came in contact with the hot exhaust. Employee #1 received 3rd degree burns over his entire body, and died at about 3:30 a.m. the following day. d, arrived at a bulk fuel facility in a tractor-trailer gasoline tanker. He proc eeded to offload fuel from the tanker. When he attempted to offload the final 1, 500 gallons of premium gasoline into Pump Number 5, the pump blew a fuse, and be came inoperative. As a result, Employee #1 tried to use the tractor-mounted powe r take-off (PTO) pump instead, which caused the hose connection to go from the t anker to the intake valve of the PTO pump. Employee #1 did not secure the quick- connect latches on the coupling, thereby allowing fuel to spray out once the tan ker valve was turned on and the PTO pump was engaged. The tractor engine was run
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 29 M
- Nature of injury
- 5
- Part of body
- 19
- Event type
- 14
- Source
- 16
- Occupation code
- 804
- Human factor
- 11
- Environmental factor
- 10
- Hazardous substance
- 1340
- Task assigned
- 1
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