At 1:00 p.m. on July 24, 2019, two (2) employees were filling a tanker truck from a portable bulk container (IBC) when a flash fire occurred. Employee #1 was standing on top of the ethanol tanker truck and his body, clothing, the tanker, tote, and hose caught on fire. Employee #1 attempted to slide down from the side of the tanker and fell about 9 feet onto the asphalt. Employee #1 sustained second and third-degree burns as well as a fractured left leg. Employee #1 died tw0 (2) weeks later while hospitalized.
Run report narrative from Crisp County Fire Rescue: