OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221597768

154141 - HUSTLE 3 FOOD MART INC

FARMVILLE, NC— 2023-05-02T00:00:00

Event: Burn, Confined Space, Convenience Store, Entry Permit, Fire, Flammable Vapors, Flash, Fuel Truck, Gas, Gas Station, Ignite, Ignition, Installing, Lighting, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Permit, Tank, Unauthorized Entry
NAICS: 447110
Inspection type: Federal Agency
Activity number: #346675333
Employer profile: 154141 - HUSTLE 3 FOOD MART INC
Summary number: 221597768
Report ID: 0453710

Event description

Employee sustains burns after flash fire in tank, later dies

Investigation abstract

On May 2, 2023, an employee working for a gas station and convenience store arrived at work to talk to a coworker (the employer) about payment for the building he leases. The employee asked the coworker if he could help him apply a fuel tank liner. The employee climbed inside the tank and plugged in his own light into an extension cord. A flash fire resulted that lasted less than a minute. The employee exited the tank and had third degree burns on approximately 90% of his body. The employee was taken to hospital and later moved to burn center where he died the following day.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 44 M

Event type
14

Occupation code
999

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