OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221484512
SLS TRUCKING, INC.
HOPE, AR—
Event description
Employee is killed from drum explosion
Investigation abstract
At 7:55 a.m. on July 8, 2022, an employee retrieved a drum from the drum storage area in an adjacent lot. The employee was going to cut the drum up for scrap. The employee burned a hole into the drum and it exploded. The bottom of the drum was blown out, and the top launched upward with the flames. The flames and the body of the drum struck the employee. The employee suffered third degree burns to the upper body, which resulted in the death of the employee.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 69 M
- Event type
- 14
- Occupation code
- 507
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