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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221537640

SPECIALTY TANK SERVICES, LTD

Event
Cleaning, Confined Space, Storage Tank, Tank, Tank Cleaning
NAICS
237120
Inspection type
Federal Agency
Activity number
#346175656
Employer profile
SPECIALTY TANK SERVICES, LTD
Summary number
221537640
Report ID
0653510

Event description

Employee Dies From Unknown Causes After Working Inside Stora

Investigation abstract

At 12:00 p.m. on August 23, 2022, an employee was cleaning and sanding the interior of a storage tank as the foreman of a crew. The storage tank was at an oil and gas related site. The crew worked a normal day without incident and the employee returned to the hotel after the shift. Around 3:00 a.m., the employee felt ill and drove himself to the emergency room. The employee died from unknown causes.

Victim

  1. #1 Hospitalized Age 41 M

    Event type
    14

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