OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14223457
MILLER PIPELINE CORPORATION
INDIANAPOLIS, IN—
Event description
GASOLINE FIRE IN CREEK; EMPLOYEES BURNED
Investigation abstract
ON AUGUST 2, 1985, AT APPROXIMATELY 1:09 AM, EMPLOYEES #1, 2, 3, AND 4 WERE WADI NG IN A CREEK, WASHING GASOLINE DOWNSTREAM. THEY WERE USING A GASOLINE POWERED, INTERNAL COMBUSTION, TWO CYCLE WATER PUMP. A FIRE BROKE OUT. EMPLOYEE #1 DROWNED . EMPLOYEE #2 DIED OF BURNS AND DROWNING. EMPLOYEE #3 DIED OF SMOKE INHALATION A ND BURNS. EMPLOYEE #4 ESCAPED FROM THE CREEK WITH MINOR BURNS TO HIS ARMS AND SI NGED HAIR. HE WAS HOSPITALIZED. EMPLOYEE #5 WAS OPERATING A VACUUM TRUCK, REMOVI NG GASOLINE FROM THE CREEK. THE VACUUM HOSE CAUGHT FIRE. WHILE HE WAS DISCONNECT ING THE HOSE AND CLOSING THE VALVE ON HIS TRUCK HE RECEIVED MINOR BURNS ON HIS R IGHT ARM. HE WAS TREATED AND RELEASED AT THE HOSPITAL.
Victims (10)
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#1 Fatality Age 29 M
- Nature of injury
- 2
- Part of body
- 4
- Event type
- 9
- Source
- 9
- Occupation code
- 557
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 10
- Hazardous substance
- 1340
- Task assigned
- 2
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#2 Fatality Age 19 M
- Nature of injury
- 4
- Part of body
- 4
- Event type
- 14
- Source
- 16
- Occupation code
- 865
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 10
- Hazardous substance
- 1340
- Task assigned
- 2
-
#3 Fatality Age 37 M
- Nature of injury
- 4
- Part of body
- 4
- Event type
- 14
- Source
- 16
- Occupation code
- 865
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 10
- Hazardous substance
- 1340
- Task assigned
- 2
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#4 Hospitalized Age 21 M
- Nature of injury
- 4
- Part of body
- 2
- Event type
- 14
- Source
- 16
- Occupation code
- 865
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 10
- Hazardous substance
- 1340
- Task assigned
- 2
-
#5 Non-hospitalized injury Age 21 M
- Nature of injury
- 5
- Part of body
- 2
- Event type
- 14
- Source
- 30
- Occupation code
- 859
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 11
- Hazardous substance
- 8880
- Task assigned
- 1
-
#981 Degree 0 Age 0
- Nature of injury
- 0
- Part of body
- 0
- Event type
- 0
- Source
- 0
- Occupation code
- 0
- Human factor
- 0
- Environmental factor
- 0
- Task assigned
- 0
-
#982 Degree 0 Age 0
- Nature of injury
- 0
- Part of body
- 0
- Event type
- 0
- Source
- 0
- Occupation code
- 0
- Human factor
- 0
- Environmental factor
- 0
- Task assigned
- 0
-
#983 Degree 0 Age 0
- Nature of injury
- 0
- Part of body
- 0
- Event type
- 0
- Source
- 0
- Occupation code
- 0
- Human factor
- 0
- Environmental factor
- 0
- Task assigned
- 0
-
#984 Degree 0 Age 0
- Nature of injury
- 0
- Part of body
- 0
- Event type
- 0
- Source
- 0
- Occupation code
- 0
- Human factor
- 0
- Environmental factor
- 0
- Task assigned
- 0
-
#985 Degree 0 Age 0
- Nature of injury
- 0
- Part of body
- 0
- Event type
- 0
- Source
- 0
- Occupation code
- 0
- Human factor
- 0
- Environmental factor
- 0
- Task assigned
- 0
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