Lack of Quality Control (QC) regarding "diesel test fuel" leads to fatal explosion ($680,000)
On January 13, 2022, workers inside the company’s fabrication shop performed a "wet test" on a newly built tank truck to check for leakage. This entailed running diesel test fuel through different tank compartments and other truck components. This was a routine operation at the workplace. Workers knew never to use gasoline, and the company had a standard operating procedure that prohibited gasoline or any tanker truck containing gasoline from entering the fabrication shop. The diesel test fuel was stored in a tank outdoors. An Ontario Fire Marshall investigation found that the gasoline involved in the explosion resulted from the use of CONTAMINATED diesel test fuel in the "wet test." |
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