OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #970525

RESPIRATORY,ASPHYXIATED,VENTILATION,CONFINED SPACE,PPE,WORK RULES,TOXIC ATMOSPHERE,STORAGE TANK,OIL WELL SERVICING,TOXIC FUMES

1990-01-23T00:00:00

Event: RESPIRATORY,ASPHYXIATED,VENTILATION,CONFINED SPACE,PPE,WORK RULES,TOXIC ATMOSPHERE,STORAGE TANK,OIL WELL SERVICING,TOXIC FUMES
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 970525
Report ID: 854910

Event description

Employee killed when asphyxiated in oil storage tank

Investigation abstract

Employee #1 removed the cover from an oil storage tank and entered. The tank had not been checked or ventilated before he entered it. Employee #1 was found by f ellow employees lying face down in the bottom of the tank and was not breathing. He died.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 25 M

Nature of injury
2

Part of body
28

Event type
8

Source
35

Occupation code
999

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
7

Hazardous substance
0867

Task assigned
1

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