OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221594674
317734016 - ED STAUB & SONS PETROLEUM INC
LA GRANDE, OR—
Event description
Employee is killed when truck explodes
Investigation abstract
At 2:30 p.m. on August 17, 2023, an employee was driving a truck on a road when they lost control of the truck. The truck flipped onto its side, slid down the road, ignited due to the loss of petroleum and exploded. The employee sustained burns and was killed.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 52 M
- Event type
- 14
- Occupation code
- 804
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