Inspection Detail
Inspection: 103823811 - Industrial Technology
Inspection Information - Office: Hi-E-Honolulu
Site Address:
Industrial Technology
91-480 Malakole St
Ewa Beach, HI 96707
Mailing Address:
91-313 Kauhi St, Ewa Beach, HI 96707
Union Status: NonUnion
SIC:7699
NAICS: 0
Inspection Type: Accident
Scope: Partial
Advanced Notice: N
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Safety
Close Conference: 08/26/1991
Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing
Emphasis:
Case Closed: 08/28/1991
Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
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Accident | 360195184 |
Investigation Summary
At approximately 10:20 a.m. on May 1, 1991, Employee #1 was removing an approximately 4 foot thick layer of asphalt-coke from the inside bottom of an approximately 16,630 gallon storage tank, #177b, that had contained FCC feed unhydrofined-heat medium oil. Employee #1 was using Chevron light cycle oil, an ingredient of Chevron diesel fuel No. 2, from a hose to loosen and soften the sediment. While he was doing this, there was a fire inside the tank. Employee #1 received 1st-, 2nd-, and 3rd-degree burns over 90 percent of his body. He died on June 1, 1991.
Keywords: CLEANING, BURN, FLAMMABLE LIQUID, FIRE, STORAGE TANK, CONFINED SPACE, OIL WELL DRILLING, ASPHALT
# | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
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1 | 103823811 | Hospitalized injury | Burn/Scald(Heat) | Occupation not reported |