OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #992016

AIR PRESSURE,FRACTURE,EXPLOSION,SKULL,HIGH PRESSURE,STRUCK BY,FLYING OBJECT,TANK

1986-02-26T00:00:00

Event: AIR PRESSURE,FRACTURE,EXPLOSION,SKULL,HIGH PRESSURE,STRUCK BY,FLYING OBJECT,TANK
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 992016
Report ID: 253610

Event description

Employee killed in tank explosion

Investigation abstract

At approximately 10:15 a.m. on February 26, 1986, Employee #1 was leak testing f ittings to an air receiver tank. The tank bottom blew out and the employee was s truck on the back of his head by a flying object. He died of a fractured skull.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 49 M

Nature of injury
12

Part of body
13

Event type
1

Source
2

Occupation code
999

Human factor
6

Environmental factor
5

Task assigned
1

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