Safety Flash
Confined space entry fatality
Confined space entry fatality
- IMCA
- Safety Flash
- IMCA SF 31/20
- Confined SpaceExplosionHazardous SubstancesHot Work and Fire
- Confined space hazardsExplosion
- Confined space entry
- Marine industry
- Vessel
Summary
An explosion during spray painting in a fresh-water tank aboard a vessel in a shipyard killed one worker and injured another. The worker assisting outside the tank was rescued conscious; the worker inside was found unconscious and later declared dead at hospital. The ignition source remained under investigation.
Classifications: Confined space hazards; confined-space hazards.
Classifications: Explosion; explosive atmospheres.
Classifications: Confined space entry; tank entry; enclosed space entry.
Classifications: Marine industry; shipping industry; maritime sector.
Classifications: Vessel; aboard ship; onboard vessel.
Summary
An explosion during spray painting inside a vessel tank killed one worker and injured another; the ignition source remained under investigation.
IMCA SF 31/20. Themes: confined space, explosion, hazardous substances, hot work and fire.