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Accident: 146379.015 - Employee Is Killed After Spilled Diesel Fuel Ignites

Accident: 146379.015 -- Report ID: 0830500 -- Event Date: 05/16/2022
InspectionOpen DateSICEstablishment Name
1597357.01505/18/2022Shalestone, Inc.

At 11:45 a.m. on May 16, 2022, an employee was preparing to pump fuel into a pum p station at an oil and gas site. He was holding the fuel pump and walking towa rds the fuel tank, when he tripped and inadvertently squeezed the pump's handle, releasing diesel fuel. When the diesel contacted the pump manifold, it was ign ited and engulfed the area in flames. The employee sustained burns to his entire body and was killed.

Keywords: burn, diesel fuel tank, engulfed, fuel tank, ignite, pump, pumping station

Employee Details
Employee # Inspection Age Sex Degree Nature Occupation
1 1597357.015 29 M Hospitalized injury Supervisors, n.e.c.

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