Incident date: 2020-08-14
NAICS industry code: 423840

On August 13, 2020, the employee was repairing a leak on an aluminum tanker truck that previously hauled gasoline and diesel fuel. The employee was welding the cracked area when an explosion occurred within the confined space of the tanker. The force from the explosion caused the front head of the tank to blow out toward the victim. The victim was crushed in the rear of the tank and lost consciousness. The employee was hospitalized for traumatic brain injuries, broken ribs and a broken collarbone.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Explosion, unspecified
code_source: title: Semi, tractor-trailer, tanker truck
code_nature: title: Intracranial injuries, unspecified
code_body: title: Brain
severity: moderate