Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 111492.015 - Employee receives second and third degree burns to face and

Accident Summary Nr: 111492.015 -- Report ID: 0215800 -- Event Date: 11/30/2018
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1363799.015	12/03/2018		238990	C.A. Norris, Llc

Abstract: At 12:00 p.m. on November 30, 2018, an employee was cleaning the interior of a gasoline storage tank with an electrical tool that was not intrinsically safe. The tank contained vapors above the lower explosive limit which were ignited while the tool was in use and started a fire. The employee was hospitalized with second and third degree burns to the face and hands.

Keywords: Burn, Face, Fire, Flammable Vapors, Gasoline, Hand, Portable Power Tool, Storage Tank, Tank Cleaning

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other heavy construction		Demolition			1

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1363799.015	47	M	Non Hospitalized injury		Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Demolition Fatality Cause:
2	1363799.015	25	M	Hospitalized injury		Construction Laborer	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Demolition Fatality Cause:

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